As intrinsically mobile agents, birds are liminal beings that inhabit a fluid space, both physically and conceptually, matching the fluid nature of what we now understand by transculturality.

 

This hybrid conference gathers diverse approaches to the study of human-bird relationships both within Asia's cultural spheres and in their interaction with Western modes of knowledge.

 

The papers address representations of birds in visual arts and literature, with particular emphasis on bird hybrids: avians that combine in multiple ways the physical and symbolic features of birds, humans, and divine beings.

As intrinsically mobile agents, birds are liminal beings that inhabit a fluid space, both physically and conceptually, matching the fluid nature of what we now understand by transculturality.

 

This hybrid conference gathers diverse approaches to the study of human-bird relationships both within Asia's cultural spheres and in their interaction with Western modes of knowledge.

 

The papers address representations of birds in visual arts and literature, with particular emphasis on bird hybrids: avians that combine in multiple ways the physical and symbolic features of birds, humans, and divine beings.