Katie Biittner, MacEwan University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their MacEwan University profile.

Archaeology archaeogaming video games ethnoarchaeology lithic technology basket/weaving technology Africanist archaeology archaeologies of gender anthropology of science and technology queer anthropology

Latest funding

LAVA: Large-scale Archaeological Videogame Analysis
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$40,560
The Absence of Evidence Principle in South Asian Philosophy
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$34,068
FrAG: A framework for large-scale archaeological and technical analysis of videogames
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$201,750

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

LAVA: Large-scale Archaeological Videogame Analysis

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Aycock, John D.

Keywords: computer games; video games; archaeology; archaeogaming; computer science; reverse engineering; retrogames; game history; software development

$40,560

The Absence of Evidence Principle in South Asian Philosophy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Das, Nilanjan

Keywords: absence; causation by absence; negative entities; absence perception; problem of induction; theism; south asian philosophy

$34,068

FrAG: A framework for large-scale archaeological and technical analysis of videogames

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Aycock, John

Keywords: computer games video games archaeology archaeogaming computer science reverse engineering retrogames game history

$201,750

The evolution of modern humans in southern Tanzania: a landscape archaeological approach

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Willoughby, Pamela R.

Keywords: palaeolithic; palaeoanthropology; middle stone age; later stone age; cultural heritage management; Tanzania

$336,328

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Archaeology Dear Professor Biittner, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on archaeology connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]