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Adam Malka is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Oklahoma, serving as Director of Undergraduate Studies. His scholarship critically examines 19th-century United States history, with concentrated expertise in the intersections of slavery, emancipation, policing, and legal institutions during America's formative eras.
He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, establishing foundational expertise in early American historical studies.
Malka's research program centers on the Early U.S. Republic, investigating how systems of power operated through slavery and policing frameworks. Key interests include:
- Slavery and Emancipation dynamics
- Policing and Punishment evolution
- Liberalism's historical manifestations
- Law, Politics, and Society interrelations
His major publication The Men of Mobtown (2018) pioneers the study of Baltimore's police development during slavery's twilight, while his recent Journal of the Early Republic article analyzes the 1835 Bank Riot to expose property-power relationships. Collectively, these works demonstrate his methodological rigor in connecting localized historical events to national patterns of social control.
As Director of Undergraduate Studies, Malka shapes curriculum and mentors students across courses spanning The Age of Jackson, Slavery and the Civil War, American Capitalism history, Policing Black America, and Mass Incarceration. His teaching consistently bridges historical analysis with contemporary social justice concerns through evidence-based historical frameworks.
