Max Felker-Kantor

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historian of cities, race, policing, and carceral state | history prof. @ ball state u. | author of
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JPP book Policing Los Angeles | opinions mine | linktr.ee/mfkantor

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And use code 01HATM30 for 30% off @mfkantor.bsky.social new book from @uncpress.bsky.social DARE to Say No: Policing and the War on Drugs in Schools. uncpress.org/book/9781469...

DARE to Say No | Max Felker-Kantor | University of North Carolina Pressuncpress.org With its signature "DARE to keep kids off drugs" slogan and iconic t-shirts, DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) was the most popular drug education progr...

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In @mfkantor.bsky.social’s new book “Dare to Say No”, he offers the first historical exploration of the once-ubiquitous and most popular drug education program in the US. Read his latest in @publicbooks.bsky.social which previews the book’s pathbreaking research: www.publicbooks.org/dare-is-more...

D.A.R.E. Is More Than Just Antidrug Education—It Is Police Propagandawww.publicbooks.org DARE lost its once hegemonic influence over drug education, but it had long-lasting effects on American policing, politics, and culture.

New piece on DARE as police propaganda for @publicbooks.bsky.social . In my @uncpress.bsky.social book I show how DARE redefined social and health issues as carceral ones. www.publicbooks.org

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New Episode! "The History of DARE" In the fall of 1983, the LAPD, in collaboration with the LA Unified School District, launched Project DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), sending 10 police officers into 50 elementary schools to teach kids how to say no to drugs. with @mfkantor.bsky.social

The History of DAREwww.unsunghistorypodcast.com In the fall of 1983, the LAPD, under Chief of Police Darryl Gates and in collaboration with the LA Unified School District, launched Project DARE (Drug Abuse Resist…

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Downside of prepping an episode on DARE is that this song is going through my head non-stop. Thanks, @mfkantor.bsky.social.

D.A.R.E. Songvimeo.com Lyrics: THE WORLD’S A DIFFERENT PLACE WHERE LIFE’S BECOME A RACE AND UNLIKE THE WORLD OF PAST OUR KIDS GROW UP TOO FAST ‘CAUSE WHAT THEY SEE IN…

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The DARE Program Tried to Reshape the Image of Police Officers in the United States—It was never very effective at preventing drug use. ⬇️ Read an excerpt from DARE TO SAY NO by Max Felker-Kantor @mfkantor.bsky.social www.teenvogue.com/story/dare-p... via @teenvogue.bsky.social

Police Used the DARE Program to Get Inside of U.S. Schoolswww.teenvogue.com It was never very effective at preventing drug use.

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As @mfkantor.bsky.social shows in a new book for @uncpress.bsky.social, the D.A.R.E. program turned students into snitches, leading to the arrest of friends and loved ones who used drugs. The campaign was also a not-so-subtle form of copaganda, putting a friendly gloss on the violent war on drugs.

Dare to Report | Max Felker-Kantor | INQUESTinquest.org The D.A.R.E. program turned students into snitches, leading to the arrest and incarceration of friends and loved ones who used drugs.

New piece on DARE for @inquest.bsky.social My book on the subject is out April 2! @uncpress.bsky.social . Link in bio

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KPFA Radio Against the Grain spoke with DARE TO SAY NO: Policing and the War on Drugs in Schools author Max Felker-Kantor @mfkantor.bsky.social on what was ultimately about burnishing the reputation of law enforcement, and normalizing cops in schools. 🎧: kpfa.org/episode/agai...

DARE: Promoting the Police | KPFAkpfa.org The program DARE — in which police officers stepped into the role of teacher to warn 5th and 6th graders away from drugs — is an object of humor today. But historian Max Felker-Kantor argues that we s...

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Calling all history buffs! Our American History Sale is here 🇺🇸 Start browsing books + save 30%👇 uncpress.org/american-his...

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Heads up fellow STPP researchers/theorists

Look what came today! Preorders shipping soon! @uncpress.bsky.social

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The Most Anticipated Books of 2024, including DARE to Say No: Policing and the War on Drugs in Schools by Max Felker-Kantor @mfkantor.bsky.social (on sale April 2nd) www.themarysue.com/most-anticip... via The Mary Sue

The Most Anticipated Books of 2024www.themarysue.com Need some new books to add to your TBR list? Here are the 11 most anticipated books of 2024!

Check out my interview for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about my forthcoming @uncpress.bsky.social book, DARE to Say No: newbooksnetwork.com/max-felker-k... Thanks to Jeff Landon for the interview.

Review for DARE to Say No are coming in! Pre-order now! @uncpress.bsky.social

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Yes! The September issue of JUH has a special section about the intersection of histories of schooling and incarceration. Lots of great work by people who aren't on here (yet), @mfkantor.bsky.social , and myself. Happy to share if you can't access. journals.sagepub.com/toc/juha/49/5

Journal of Urban History - Volume 49, Number 5, Sep 01, 2023journals.sagepub.com Table of contents for Journal of Urban History, 49, 5, Sep 01, 2023

Exciting news! My book, DARE to Say NO, is now available for pre-order on the UNC Press site. Ships next spring! Check it out: www.uncpress.org/book/9781469... Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%! @uncpress.bsky.social

Check out my new piece on DARE for @Slate: DARE snitches: A history of kids who thought they were doing what was right. slate.com/human-intere...

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The DARE Snitches by @mfkantor.bsky.social "The program was about education. But it was also about surveillance."

The Kids Who Snitched on Their Families Because DARE Told Them Toslate.com The program was about education. But it was also about surveillance.

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it's that time of year again! isla and i are running the 2023 bay area gaza 5k in september to raise money to support mental health services in gaza. please donate if you can and share if you can’t!

Register for the DC Gaza 5K Now!unrwausa-2023-dc-gaza-5k.funraise.org Registrations are open for the Gaza 5K walk/run for mental health. We are raising funds for mental health counseling for refugee children in Gaza. Come on out and join us!

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share widely! a postdoc to work with mark griffiths on mapping the multiple violences of “precision warfare” in gaza and iraq, analyzing weapon deployment and using geographical methods (forensic cartography, GIS, archival research) to chart munitions residues and environmental effects.

PDRA in Geographies of Precision Warfarejobs.ncl.ac.uk PDRA in Geographies of Precision Warfare

Working through copy edits for my DARE book and doing some additional source research. Came across this gem of a Yogi Bear PSA for DARE: https://youtu.be/UGz8mLG38Y8

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