Out of Place: Marathon Reading

This event is the first in a public marathon-reading series planned for this Fall 2024 quarter. “Out of Place” is organized by a group of UCLA faculty in response to the recent regulations threatening academic freedom on our campus. Participants will recite parts of Edward Said’s memoir alongside other complementary texts on displacement and justice.

The first of these 24-hour readings will be held from 9 a.m. October 1  9 a.m. October 2 in the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. The Events Office has approved the permit and, as of now, the following departments/centers are co-sponsoring to offer support.

1. Department of History
2. Department of English
3. Center for the Study of Women
4. Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
5. World Arts and Cultures/Dance
6. César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies
7. Asian American Studies Department
8. Department of African American Studies
9. Department of Gender Studies
10. American Indian Studies Center
11. Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies
12. UCLA Voting Rights Project
13. Labor Studies
14. Working Group in Memory Studies
15. Disability Studies IDP

Members of the UCLA community are invited to attend. Additionally, all students, staff, and faculty are welcome to sign up to read. Copies of reading materials will be provided.

Sign up to read or provide support