Dr. Kregg Hetherington

Associate Professor

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Biography

Kregg Hetherington is an Associate Professor in the Sociology and Anthropology Department at Concordia University, specializing as a research chair in Environmental Ethnography. His research focuses on experimental ethnographic practices, particularly exploring the politics, environment, infrastructure, and bureaucratic state dynamics in Paraguay and Montreal. He authored the award-winning book, 'Government Beans' (Duke University Press, 2020), and has completed long-term ethnographic work documenting the impact of agrarian transitions on small farmers in Paraguay. Hetherington directs the Concordia Ethnography Lab and oversees the Montreal Waterways project, which seeks to understand the evolving relationship between the city and its water systems. His teaching includes undergraduate and graduate courses in anthropological theory, environmental anthropology, and decolonial anthropology.

Research Interests

Requirements for Concordia University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in cinematic arts or equivalent proficiency
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (500 words)
  • CV/Resume and Filmography
  • Three letters of reference
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  • Research-Creation Thesis Proposal
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema; focuses on cinematic arts practice and research-creation.