Varieties of Violence: The June 2020 Monthly Digest

Since January 2017, LARB has been the home of philosopher Brad Evans’s series of interviews with leading thinkers, authors, artists, and activists on histories of violence. The topic is a vast one, and never ceases to be timely. Violence can take any number of forms. Traditional weapons need not be involved. It can be the work of individuals or masses, of corporations or states. It can be economic or environmental in nature. Below is a selection of essays, reviews, and interviews — including two from Evans’s ongoing series — that address varieties of violence. And for a larger selection of Evans’s work, check out Atrocity Exhibition, published last year by LARB Books. — LARB Editorial