Coming from critical animal studies to environmental education research I wonder whether and how we can conceptualize the subjectivity, agency and integrity of water.

I'd be interested in doing an ethnographic study on human-water relations, but posthuman and new materialist approaches to natureculture often seem to loose the voice of nature. How can I make sure that such a study makes the voice of water audible rather than only celebrating human projections and practices? In my earlier work on human-horse relations I found cognitive ethology a helpful ally for developing a critical stance, but with respect to water I am still looking for an appropriate paradigm.