Citizen Erased (Part II) – Recordkeeping as Population Control
From parish ledgers to biometric IDs, recordkeeping has always served institutional power—not remembrance. It counts people not for who they are, but for what they’re for.
Tag: genealogy and class
Citizen Erased (Part I) – Whose Ancestors Get Remembered?
Genealogy shows how class shapes whose ancestors are remembered. From church records to digital ID, recordkeeping reflects systems of control.