Dis/place/ment: The Life and In/animacy of Rocks and Stories

Authors

  • Ashley Campbell-Ghazinour

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18733/cpi29588

Abstract

In this illustrated article, I begin with a question: Do rocks talk? The life, movement and migration of stories – and rocks, as the oldest living beings, have witnessed these histories and transformations (Donald, 2009; Tinker, 2004). This article explores the changing landscapes and stories of our lives, and the places where we live and dwell. It unravels discourses seeped in colonial histories, while recognizing our responsibilities as newcomers and settlers to these places and Indigenous peoples. This métissage of stories speaks to the meaning of places within our lives – and what we can learn from these places, when and if, we are willing to listen. And rocks, as the oldest living beings, always remember.

Author Biography

Ashley Campbell-Ghazinour

Ashley Campbell-Ghazinour is an independent scholar currently living in Potsdam, New York. She works as an independent Educational Consultant and Writer. Her work and research is focused on creative and land-based approaches to learning and social justice education. She received her doctorate degree from the University of Ottawa in Spring 2020. Her dissertation is written as a collection of place-based stories (métissage), examining the importance and meaning of places to a person’s learning, as we work towards reconciliation with Indigenous peoples as newcomers and settlers living on Turtle Island.

Migrating Colors. An image showing fall colors superimposed over a lake, with a cloudy sky.

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Published

2021-08-17

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2020): Living Stories of Migrancy: Exile, Unconditional Hospitality and Transnational Citizenship

Section

Articles, Illustrations and Verse