America

Join us for a conversation with Greg Grandin, Peter V. and C. Vann Woodward Professor of History at Yale University and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The End of the Myth (2019). In his new book, America, América: A New History of the New World, Grandin shows how the history of the United States has been fundamentally shaped by its relationship with Latin American nations. In their politics and national identities, he argues, countries across the hemisphere emerged from a constant and often turbulent engagement with one another. The conversation is moderated by Anne Garland Mahler, associate professor of Spanish at UVA and the author of From the Tricontinental to the Global South (2018) and editor of the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of the History of the Global South.

A limited number of lunches will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 11:30 AM. Grandin's book will be available for purchase. Parking is not available at Bond House. If you plan to drive, there is paid parking within walking distance at the Oakhurst Inn and Central Grounds Garage. For additional handicap accessible parking spots, consult the .

The Nau Lab's “Touchstones of Democracy” series explores key events, places, thinkers, and texts that inform the history and principles of democracy. Leading up to the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence in July 2026, this event series is showcasing recent books that expand and deepen our understanding of the era of the American Revolution—and illuminate the connections of that period to the present.

The fall 2025 conversations are produced at the University of Virginia by the Karsh Institute of Democracy and the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

UVA's Bond House, 600 Brandon Avenue, Charlottesville, United States