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

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

3. 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?

4. Works Cited Image Credits
“Patricia J. Williams: Columnist.” The Nation.com < _j_williams> 12 Apr. 2006
Williams, Patricia J. “On Being the Object of Property.” Signs 14: (Autumn 1988) 5-24.
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