Critical Adoption Studies (CAS): Foundational Reading

CAS emerged as an interdisciplinary field from Asian American studies. CAS examines the intersections of adoption, culture, law, and ethics, and their impact on identity, family, culture, and race.

The Routledge Critical Adoption Studies Reader (Emily Hipchen, ed.)

A strong interdisciplinary CAS foundation (history, law, culture, representation).

Routledge

The Introduction is available for free here.


Formations: Adoption, Kinship, and Culture (book series)

A reliable pipeline for newer adoption studies work across disciplines. ohiostatepress.org


Adoption & Culture (journal) / Alliance for the Study of Adoption & Culture

Critical Adoptee Standpoint: Transnational, Transracial Adoptees as Knowledge Producers

For ongoing scholarly essays on adoption, culture, law, ethics, and representation. There are some open access articles available: adoptionandculture.org


This article underscores the significance of adoptees as knowledge producers from an Asian Adoptee lens. Critical Adoptee Standpoint