The Void: Using Arts-Based Autoethnography to Grapple with Genealogy and the Epistimicide of “Official Family Trees” in the Wake of the United States Census

My great uncle, the first person I know in my family to earn a doctoral degree, combined archival research with family stories to trace our heritage to 5 African indentured servants trafficked in 1629. From this, he wrote the genealogical text, “Tyler”: No Longer Undiscovered. The oldest [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]

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German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
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2026-06-12
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https://doi.org/10.3205/26isfam161
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Race, Genetics, and Society
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The Void: Using Arts-Based Autoethnography to Grapple with Genealogy and the Epistimicide of “Official Family Trees” in the Wake of the United States Census

Maya Malik
German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
Race, Genetics, and Society
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The Void: Using Arts-Based Autoethnography to Grapple with Genealogy and the Epistimicide of “Official Family Trees” in the Wake of the United States Census

Maya Malik
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My great uncle, the first person I know in my family to earn a doctoral degree, combined archival research with family stories to trace our heritage to 5 African indentured servants trafficked in 1629. From this, he wrote the genealogical text, “Tyler”: No Longer Undiscovered. The oldest [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]

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The Void: Using Arts-Based Autoethnography to Grapple with Genealogy and the Epistimicide of “Official Family Trees” in the Wake of the United States Census — Maya Malik · German Medical Science (German Research Foundation) (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS