Brad Evans, a reader in political violence at the University of Bristol in England, is the founder and director of the Histories of Violence project dedicated to critiquing the problem of violence in the 21st century. The author of over 10 books and edited volumes, recent publications include Portraits of Violence: An Illustrated History of Radical Thinking (with Sean Michael Wilson) and Disposable Futures: The Seduction of Violence in the Age of the Spectacle (with Henry A. Giroux). Brad recently featured as the inaugural guest on Russell Brand's new podcast Under the Skin. Personal website: www.brad-evans.co.uk.