Knowing what element was targeted in backbone.js View events

I've recently had a project that I have been slowly progressing for a while demand more of my attention, and it's a prime candidate to finally familiarise myself with backbone.js given the heavy javascript usage involved. So far, so good - despite initial confusion regarding just what advantages it would offer, backbone.js certainly seems to be delivering on its promise of an alternative to unstructured jQuery mess. However, just as things seemed to be going smoothly, I came across a rather frustrating roadblock - how on earth do I know what element was targeted in a backbone.js View's event handling function?