To get to the framework, the first

To get to the framework, the first task is to lay out and untangle affordance’s conceptual history. Such a project sets the foundation for my own conceptual model and also highlights the rigorous and thoughtful work that already exists, bringing together multiple threads into a legible and coherent whole. This chapter offers a foray into the main ideas, debates, and applications of the concept since its inception in the 1960s. Rather than a complete catalog of affordance references, I focus on the most influential pieces and those that most clearly demonstrate relevant lines of thought. This is not an exhaustive literature review but a narrative aboutwhere affordances have been and how they can be mobilized for both analytic and practical purposes.