"I know the term comes from engineering"... I thought the term originated in perception psychology? J. J. Gibson's "The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception" (1977) and all that? Best, Jesper. ---------------------------------------------- Jesper Aagaard Petersen Research Fellow, Dept. of Archeology and Religious Studies NTNU, Dragvoll NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway Tlf. 0047-735-98312 email: jesper.petersen@ntnu.no -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Denise N. Rall Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 4:06 AM To: air-l@aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Primary text on affordances Dear AIR-ERS - I have some colleagues here who have recently become interested in the concept of affordances (they are working in the field of visual arts). I know the term comes from engineering but if anyone has the primary reference at their fingertips it would be much appreciated. Cheers, Denise (writing from the island of Bali where the the celebrations of the Kite Festival has filled the skies each afternoon with amazing kites) Denise N. Rall, PhD. Special Projects, Faculty of Arts & Science Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW AUSTRALIA Mobile +(61)(0)438 233344 http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/staff/pages/drall/ Popular Culture Association of Australia & Zealand POPCANNZ Conf. Auckland, New Zealand July 2011 _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/