Former lab associates Jasmine Sanchez and Barbara Saa have completed their white paper on insurance and police departments: “Insurance and Police Departments: Disbandment and Aftermath.” It is available on the publications page.
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Martin Shuster
First White Paper
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Megan Flocken Talk
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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.
Philosophy, Critical Theory, and Critical Times
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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.
Rick Elmore Talk
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Rick Elmore (Appalachian State University) gave a powerful talk on “Critical Theory and Non-Violence.”
Honors Symposium Presentation
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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.
Why the lab?
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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).
SU25 in Review
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Lab associates Jasmine Sanchez and Barbara Saa presented their research around the role of insurance companies in the political economics of policing.
SP25 IN REVIEW
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The lab hosted the conference on “Capitalism and Violence” in April in addition to several smaller events. Lab associates continued important work on the political economy of policing project. Martin Shuster and Fred Batista were also awarded a NEXUS seed grant from the College of the Humanities and Earth Sciences at UNC-Charlotte to pursue research on antisemitism and logics of exclusion to begin in the fall of 2025.
Capitalism and Violence Conference
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Two images from the Capitalism and Violence conference. Left: Gordon Hull presenting, Right: Lab associate, Yasmin Moaf, moderating a panel by Robyn Marasco.
