Why is it so difficult to acknowledge and address the intertwining of our lives with others elsewhere? Over the last eight years, Anand Pandian has crisscrossed the country, seeking out fellow Americans with markedly different social and political commitments, trying to understand the forces that have hardened our suspicions of others.
These travels have resulted in Something Between Us: The Everyday Walls of American Life, and How to Take Them Down, a groundbreaking and ultimately hopeful exploration of the ruptures in our social fabric, and courageous efforts to rebuild a collective life beyond them.
Please join us for a discussion on Sept. 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM about this new book with author Anand Pandian, who will be joined in conversation by UCLA anthropologist and writer Jessica Cattelino.
