Patricia J. Williams’s “On Being the Object of Property” Presented by Deidre Price Edited by Dr. Kay Picart

Structured by Struggle On being invisible On ardor On life and death On candor

Discussion Questions In “On Being the Object of Property,” Williams explores issues of race and our responses to racial divides. In the webcast of Williams, how does she similarly problematize the place of minorities in law? What does the close of Williams’s essay mean? Does her demonization of the white man make him unredeemable? Or, contrastingly, forgivable? “On Being the Object of Property,” Williams spends the majority of the essay identifying problems in race relations and underlying causes. What types of offerings does Williams make in the webcast about research practices, which serve to supplement the essay?

Works Cited Image Credits “Patricia J. Williams: Columnist.” The Nation.com 2006 <http://www.thenation.com/directory/bios/patricia _j_williams> 12 Apr. 2006 Williams, Patricia J. “On Being the Object of Property.” Signs 14: (Autumn 1988) 5-24. Image Credits <http://clusty.com/search?query=Patricia%20%22J.%22%20Williams&v:project=clusty-images>