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How do states use bureaucracy, law, and even photography to control marginalized families?

In this week’s deep dive, Adam takes a rigorous yet empathetic look at the intersections of race, immigration, and state-sponsored violence within North American family life. We trace the thread of state intervention from historic colonial assimilation tactics to modern-day border policies, challenging viewers to question the "truth" of historical records.

In This Episode, We Cover:

• The "Archival Lie": A chilling look into the Canadian Indian Residential School system. We explore how colonial administrators weaponized staged sports and health photography to manufacture a public image of "assimilation" while actively masking systemic abuse and stripping students of their identities.

  
  

• Multigenerational Punishment: Bridging historical trauma to contemporary U.S. immigration policies. We unpack how the legal status of undocumented parents and the constant threat of deportation create profound economic and emotional instability that spills over to punish entire families—including documented children.

  
  

• The Shadow of Eugenics: A critique of the pseudoscientific Eugenics Movement, examining how it served as a foundational element of North American social policy to target marginalized groups and justify colonization.

  
  

• Reclaiming the Truth: A thought-provoking discussion on why recovering historical records and photographs is a critical first step for community healing and dismantling structural violence.

  
  

Show Notes & References (ASA Format):For listeners who want to dive deeper into the research behind today's episode:

• Hwang, Priscilla Ki Sun. 2022. "Their newborns were taken at birth. Years later, these women still don't know why." CBC News, September 29.

  
  

• Lafrance, Jean, and Don Collins. 2003. "Residential Schools and Aboriginal Parenting: Voices of Parents." Native Social Work Journal 4(1):104-125.

  
  

• Luo, Carina Xue. 2024. "Missing Children of Indian Residential Schools." Academic Data Centre, Leddy Library, University of Windsor.

  
  

• McCracken, Krista. 2017. "Archival Photographs in Perspective: Indian Residential School Images of Health." British Journal of Canadian Studies 30(2):163-182.

  
  

• Neumann, Elyse. 2024. "Family Violence W1." Audio lectures and PowerPoint presentation.