by Oliver Stone
First published 2021
Violence permeates every corner of human experience, yet few examine what it actually means. Brad Evans and Adrian Parr tackle this challenge by sitting down with thirty leading thinkers, creators, and scholars to dissect the concept from every angle. Their conversations span interviews with performance artist Marina Abramovic, academic Kehinde Andrews, philosopher Simon Critchley, and twenty-seven other voices. Together, these dialogues probe violence across politics, art, gender relations, and decolonization movements. The authors move beyond surface discussions to ask fundamental questions about whether violence defines the human condition or represents something we can transcend. This collection offers readers a multifaceted examination of one of our era's most pressing concerns.
Genres: politics, social-issues, non-fiction, academic
Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: academic, social-commentary
256 pages · Hardcover · Pluto Press
Content warnings: violence