@PhDThesis{	  itlic:2016-006,
  author	= {Anton Axelsson},
  title		= {Context: The Abstract Term for the Concrete},
  school	= {Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University},
  department	= {Division of Visual Information and Interaction},
  year		= {2016},
  number	= {2016-006},
  type		= {Licentiate thesis},
  month		= may,
  day		= {18},
  abstract	= {This thesis deals with the term `context' and the aim has
		  been to reason about the term in order to see whether it is
		  possible to reach a satisfactory understanding of the
		  concept. But the thesis is also a journey into human
		  reasoning and conveys a certain view of human cognition. It
		  aims to synthesise results of studies within psychology,
		  cognitive science, anthropology, and human-computer
		  interaction. My understanding is that context is not
		  something we are a part of, but rather something we create
		  mentally in relation a specific goal. Determination of
		  something ambiguous thus comes from top-down processes
		  related to a goal. I believe context has been wrongly
		  interpreted in HCI as that which a user is situated
		  \textit{in} and which a product is being used \textit{in}.
		  I suggest instead a separation between the user environment
		  and the user context.}
}