1. Objectifs

Intentions :
The aim of this thesis is to «amplif[y] the critical narrative of transracial/intercountry adoption through the life stories of individuals who experienced transracial/intercountry adoption (adoptees), regardless of their places of origin and adoption.» (p. iii)

Questions/Hypothèses :
The author asks the following research questions: «1- What are the impacts of the adoption experience on identity formation, connection to origins, and the sense of belonging regardless of the places of origin and adoption? 2- Are there any similarities, intersections, or diversions of experiences? And why? 3- Based on the individual experience, how can the adoption practice better respond to the need of the child for an alternative family?» (p. 9)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
To realize this project, «[a]n Advisory committee of adoptees guided the research and 22 collaborators (including the Advisory committee) worked together to ensure a co-authored representation of these long-silenced voices.» (p. iii) «In consultation with the Advisory committee, fourteen adoptees shared their narratives following the open-ended questions that were developed also in collaboration with the Advisory committee.» (p. 61-62)

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

«The creative outcome [of this research-creation project] was a Zoom oral history headphone verbatim performance [which] revealed complex, intimate, intense and unique pathways with intersections of colonial systems, identity formation, and enduring racism. Search for origins was perceived as necessary for the healing process and Indigenous custom adoption was identified as the best community-based practice in parallel with investing in preventing separation and breaking the vicious cycle of poverty.» (p. iii) «The thesis is a complementary document to the public event. It presents the theoretical framework of the research-creation. The thesis includes [the author’s] connections to the research subject, a historical perspective on adoption practices and the colonial legacies of forced separation of Indigenous children in Canada, the research methodologies, the impact on audience, [the author’s] learnings about the methodologies, an analysis of findings and proposed recommendations.» (p. iv)