New faculty member studies policing, race, and the carceral state
Dr. Max Felker-Kantor joined the Department of African American Studies as an Associate Professor in fall 2025. Affiliated with the Department of History and the Department of Educational Policy Studies, Felker-Kantor’s scholarship focuses on policing, race, and urban politics in the United States. His first book, Policing Los Angeles: Race, Resistance, and the Rise of …