Writing & Resources

Follow Chris’s ideas through academic writing, essays, teaching materials, and recorded conversations.

Academic writing

The river carries that which the mountains cannot hold

A series of geophilosophical experiments with the Fraser River

Listed on Chris’s academic profile as an SFU dissertation, 2019. An exploration of relationships among thought, land, ecology, and human service practice, with the Fraser River as a guide.

Response-able Practice

Listed on Chris’s academic profile as a 2004 contribution. Full publication details will be added as the bibliography is developed.

Two Images: Rhizome and Gift-Exchange in Life and Service

Listed on Chris’s academic profile as a 2013 contribution exploring the rhizome and gift-exchange in community work.

Blogs & Articles

A growing collection of essays, posts, and shorter reflections from across Chris’s work.

Add selected blog posts: title, date, introduction, and original link

Teaching resources

Decolonizing Practice

A presentation series listed on Chris’s academic profile:

  • The Rhizome and the Tree
  • The Gift
  • An Ecological Practice

Affect — Engaging with Our Relational World

A presentation listed as a draft, exploring affect and its relevance to relationships and practice.

Conversations & Recordings

Communal Practices: Conversations and Explorations

The profile includes an introductory video and conversations with Ward Draper and Dora Rebelo.

For Chris’s documentary work, visit his biography.