"Something Between Us" - Understanding & Overcoming Social Division in America

Prof. Anand Pandian, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology at Johns Hopkins University, joins us to unpack the key insights from his latest book, Something Between Us: The Everyday Walls of American Life, and How to Take Them Down - an anthropologist's journey across the United States to explore the deep social and political divides shaping American life, and the everyday strategies we can use to bridge them. In Something Between Us: The Everyday Walls of American Life, and How to Take Them Down, Prof. Anand Pandian takes us on a deeply anthropological journey across the United States to examine how social and political division is not merely a matter of ideology, but something materially built into the fabric of everyday life. From the retreat of Americans into fortress-like homes and gated neighbourhoods, to the isolation of private automobiles, digital echo chambers, and even the way we think about our own bodies, Prof. Pandian reveals how habits of separation quietly dispose us toward exclusionary politics at larger scales. Yet the book is far from bleak, it uncovers powerful stories of collective organizing across racial, political, and cultural lines in communities from Texas to North Dakota, reminding us that the walls between us are human constructions, and that the everyday strategies to take them down already exist all around us. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. For more information, please visit www.globalmanagementconsultancy.com. To learn more about our activities, follow us on our social media platforms listed below: 1) LinkedIn:   / hellomrbhatt   2) X: https://x.com/hellomrbhatt Disclaimer: 1. The background music incorporated in this video is the intellectual property of its respective developer and is protected under applicable copyright laws. Notwithstanding that it is a free-to-use version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy, and Deepak Bhatt do not own, and expressly do not claim, any rights, title, or interest in or to this music. 2. Prof. Anand Pandian shared key insights from his book, “Something Between Us: The Everyday Walls of American Life, and How to Take Them Down”, in an engaging episode of the Business Talk podcast. The uploaded video contains copyrighted content, so changing any graphics, music, or on-screen appearance of the author or host is not allowed. #businesstalks #SomethingBetweenUs #AnandPandian #anthropology #socialdivision #americanlife ‪@JohnsHopkins‬