Martin Shuster

Our final talk of this year was by Megan Flocken (Catawba College). “The Impersonal is Political: What Does Pluralism Mean for Our Shared World?” was a capacity event.

Some pictures from the roundtable the lab hosted in conjunction with the Center for Professional & Applied Ethics and the J. Murrey Atkins Library on March 26, 2026. The event was a celebration of and discussion inspired by the new forthcoming book edited by Lauren Giulmette and Ada Jaarsma titled Feminist Making, Doing, and Sensing (Duke University Press, 2026). The event featured editor Lauren Giulmette and contributors Amanda Bennett, Lynne Huffer, Ryan Johnson, Qrescent Mason, Maria Mejia, and Martin Shuster discussing a range of topics with a large and varied group of roundtable participants.

Lab associates Akshara Sisodiya, Mariana Guzman, and Sarah Nti presented their research at the Honors Research Symposium on November 21, 2025 at The Dubois Center. First photo by Amy Hart.

Charlotte’s Department of Philosophy recently conducted some interviews of students. Former lab associate, Yasmin Moaf (’25 BA), remarked on her time at the lab (she was crucial to and worked extensively on the “Political Economy of Policing” project).

Lab associates Jasmine Sanchez and Barbara Saa presented their research around the role of insurance companies in the political economics of policing.

Two images from the Capitalism and Violence conference. Left: Gordon Hull presenting, Right: Lab associate, Yasmin Moaf, moderating a panel by Robyn Marasco.

Lab associates Sarah Nti and Yasmin Moaf presented lab research at a conference at UNCC on April 17.

The PaCT Lab had a successful fall semester. Lab associates Noor Chima, Yasmin Moaf, and Akshara Sisodiya continued work on the political economy of policing. The lab also hosted several lectures on campus. Below you can see the standing room only lecture by William Freeman on critical theory, education, and the American prison system.