Brad Evans is a political philosopher, critical theorist, and writer, who specializes on the problem of violence. He is author of over 17 books and edited volumes, including most recently Ecce Humanitas: Beholding the Pain of Humanity (2021) and Conversations on Violence: An Anthology (with Adrian Parr, 2021). He leads the Los Angeles Review of Books “Histories of Violence” section.
Brad Evans
Articles
Histories of Violence: The Atmosphere of Violence
Brad Evans speaks with Fatima Bhutto, whose latest novel is “The Runaways.”
Histories of Violence: America Is Not a Fascist State — It’s an Authoritarian One
Brad Evans speaks with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, whose forthcoming book is “Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present.”
Histories of Violence: Why We Should All Read Malcolm X Today
Brad Evans speaks with Kehinde Andrews, whose latest book is “Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century.”
Histories of Violence: The Violence of Denial — Rwanda and the Lived Memory of Genocide
Brad Evans speaks with Linda Melvern, whose latest book is “Intent to Deceive: Denying the Genocide of the Tutsi.”
The Quarantine Files: Thinkers in Self-Isolation
Brad Evans curates a series of reflections by leading thinkers on the pandemic and its consequences.
Histories of Violence: The Crises of Containment
Brad Evans speaks with Gareth Owen OBE, Humanitarian Director at Save the Children, UK. A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Histories of Violence: Unlearning History
Brad Evans speaks with Ariella Aïsha Azoulay, whose most recent book is “Potential History: Unlearning Imperialism.”
Histories of Violence: Why We Should All Read Walter Benjamin Today
Brad Evans speaks with James Martel about the continuing relevance of Walter Benjamin. A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Histories of Violence: Slavery in America
Brad Evans speaks with Ana Lucia Araujo, author of “Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade.” A conversation in the “Histories of Violence” series.
Histories of Violence: Violence Is Freedom
Brad Evans speaks with Roy Scranton, whose latest books are “Total Mobilization: World War II and American Literature” and “I Heart Oklahoma!”
Histories of Violence: The Ghosts of Civilized Violence
Brad Evans speaks with Alex Taek-Gwang Lee, co-editor, with Slavoj Žižek, of “The Idea of Communism 3: The Seoul Conference.”
Histories of Violence: Life in Zones of Abandonment: A Time to Break the Spectacle of Ignorance and Violence
Brad Evans speaks with Henry A. Giroux, author of “The Terror of the Unforeseen.” A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Histories of Violence: What Does an Anti-Fascist Life Actually Feel Like?
Brad Evans talks to Natasha Lennard, author of “Being Numerous: Essays on a Non-Fascist Life.” A conversation in the "Histories of Violence" series.
Histories of Violence: Thinking Art in a Decolonial Way
Brad Evans speaks with Lewis R. Gordon, author of “What Fanon Said.” A conversation in Brad Evans’s "Histories of Violence" series.
The Violence of the Algorithm
Brad Evans speaks with Davide Panagia, author of “Ten Theses for an Aesthetics of Politics.” A conversation in Brad Evans’s Histories of Violence series.
Histories of Violence: The Tragedy of Existence
Brad Evans speaks with Simon Critchley, author of “Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us.” A conversation in Brad Evans’s Histories of Violence series.
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