Affordances and the Logic of the Gift

Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapportBidrag til bog/antologiForskningfagfællebedømt

In this essay, we investigate human relationships to Land that are implied by the notion of affordances. Some expressions can be read as supporting a logic of extraction: affordances are aspects of the environment, lying ready to be used, without any responsibility for care or reciprocation from the user of the affordance. Thinking with Indigenous philosophies and creation stories, we explore the possibility of grounding affordances in an alternative logic: the logic of the gift. The offerings of the environment, of which humans are a part, need to be reciprocated by practices of care and gratitude: only when Land is cared for and protected will it continue to offer its affordances.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelAffordances in Everyday Life : A Multidisciplinary Collection of Essays
RedaktørerZakaria Djebbara
Antal sider9
ForlagSpringer
Publikationsdato2022
Sider23-31
Kapitel2
ISBN (Trykt)9783031085833
ISBN (Elektronisk)9783031086298
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2022
Eksternt udgivetJa

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