Winged Worlds: Common Spaces of Avian-Human Lives

This edited collection explores our encounters with non-captive birds and the cultural geographies of feathered flight, emphasizing an ethics of attention for conservation and cultivation of aerial habitats. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the patterns of intrusion and escape that shape our interactions with birds, challenging traditional terrestrial concepts of space.

Format: Hardback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 26 June 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This edited collection delves into the fascinating ways in which humans co-exist with birds in both the cultural and aerial realms. It specifically focuses on our encounters with non-captive birds and the intricate cultural geographies of feathered flight.

This book makes a significant contribution to the field of more-than-human geographies, particularly in the domains of flight, space, and territory. The chapters advocate for an ethics of attention as a novel foundation for conserving and nurturing aerial habitats. The contributions adopt an interdisciplinary approach to examining the patterns of intrusion and escape that shape our interactions with birds, challenging our conventional terrestrial notions of space.

Each chapter in the book explores a distinct aspect of our shared existence with birds, encompassing a range of topics from scientific observation to the social media-enabled spectacle of co-habitation and spatial competition. Written in a thought-provoking manner, this book aims to address the lack of critical perspectives on the cultural geographies of flight and its implications for our understanding of common spaces both around and above us in the context of conservation efforts.

Weight: 580g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032369716