Avian Aesthetics in Literature and Culture: Birds and Humans in the Popular Imagination closes the gap between ornithological and humanities knowledge. This book contains fifteen innovative essays that bridge various environment-focused perspectives and methodologies in order to include birds in current conversations within the field of animal studies. This collection challenges species centrism, advances a biodiverse ontology, and embraces bird-centered topics as diverse as gaming, comic strips, window collisions, conservation literature, youth birding, mourning theory, and the “Birds Aren’t Real” movement.

Contributions by: Debarati Bandyopadhyay, Louis J. Boyle, Jemma Deer, Danette DiMarco, Declan Lloyd, Joshua Lobb, Laura Major, Laura McGrath, Calista McRae, Christopher Moore, Mark O'Connor, Timothy Ruppert, Jennifer Schell, Lauren Shoemaker, Keri Stevenson