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{{Short description|American legal and race critical scholar}}
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'''Patricia J. Williams''' (born August 28, 1951) is an American legal scholar and a proponent of [[critical race theory]], a school of legal thought that emphasizes [[Race (classification of human beings)|race]] as a fundamental determinant of the [[United States|American]] [[legal system]].<ref>Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic, ''Critical Race Theory: An Introduction'' (New York: New York University Press, 2001)</ref>
'''Patricia J. Williams''' (born August 28, 1951) is an American [[legal scholar]] and a proponent of [[critical race theory]], a school of legal thought that emphasizes [[Race (classification of human beings)|race]] as a fundamental determinant of the [[United States|American]] [[legal system]].<ref>Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic, ''Critical Race Theory: An Introduction'' (New York: New York University Press, 2001)</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Williams received her [[bachelor's degree]] from [[Wellesley College]] in 1972, and her [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1975.
Williams received her [[bachelor's degree]] from [[Wellesley College]] in 1972, and her [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1975.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}


==Career==
==Career==
Williams worked as a consumer advocate in the office of the City Attorney in Los Angeles, was a fellow in the School of Criticism and Theory at [[Dartmouth College]] and served as [[associate professor]] at the [[University of Wisconsin Law School]] and its department of women's studies. She was formerly the James L. Dohr Professor of Law at [[Columbia University]] where she has taught since 1991.<ref>Kinohi Nishikawa, "Patricia J. Williams," ''The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature,'' ed. Hans Ostrom and J. David Macey, Jr. (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2005), 1747–49.</ref>
Williams worked as a consumer advocate in the office of the City Attorney in Los Angeles, was a fellow in the School of Criticism and Theory at [[Dartmouth College]] and served as [[associate professor]] at the [[University of Wisconsin Law School]] and its department of women's studies. She was formerly the James L. Dohr Professor of Law at [[Columbia University]] where she has taught since 1991.<ref>Kinohi Nishikawa, "Patricia J. Williams," ''The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature,'' ed. Hans Ostrom and J. David Macey, Jr. (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2005), 1747–49.</ref>


As of July 1 2019, she is the incoming Director of Law, Technology, and Ethics at Northeastern University.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tOCHuXP7ds&t=13s</ref>
As of July 1, 2019, she is the incoming Director of Law, Technology, and Ethics at [[Northeastern University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tOCHuXP7ds&t=13s|title = Algorithms and the Law|publisher=Simons Institute|website = [[YouTube]]|date= July 2, 2019}}</ref>


Williams has served on the advisory council for the [[Medgar Evers College]] for Law and Social Justice of the [[City University of New York]], the board of trustees of Wellesley College, and on the board of governors for the Society of American Law Teachers, among others.<ref>http://www.law.columbia.edu/fac/Patricia_Williams</ref>
Williams has served on the advisory council for the [[Medgar Evers College]] for Law and Social Justice of the [[City University of New York]], the board of trustees of Wellesley College, and on the board of governors for the Society of American Law Teachers, among others.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Patricia J. Williams|url=https://www.law.columbia.edu/faculty/patricia-j-williams|access-date=May 27, 2021|website=www.law.columbia.edu|language=en}}</ref>


Williams writes a column for ''[[The Nation (U.S. periodical)|The Nation]]'' magazine titled "Diary of a Mad Law Professor." Her column for ''The Nation'' has recently changed from bi-weekly to monthly. The Mad-Law-Professor (SM) is also the name of a super hero that she created.
Williams writes a column for ''[[The Nation (U.S. periodical)|The Nation]]'' magazine titled "Diary of a Mad Law Professor." Her column for ''The Nation'' has recently changed from bi-weekly to monthly. The Mad-Law-Professor (SM) is also the name of a super hero that she created.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}


== Awards and honors==
== Awards and honors==
She was the recipient of a [[MacArthur Fellowship]], which she held from June 2000 until June 2005.
She was the recipient of a [[MacArthur Fellowship]], which she held from June 2000 until June 2005.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}


On March 1, 2013, Columbia Law School's Center for Gender & Sexuality Law honored her with a symposium<ref>http://web.law.columbia.edu/gender-sexuality/events/symposia/spring-2013-symposium</ref> featuring [[Anita Hill]], [[Lani Guinier]], and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bitchmagazine.org/post/adventures-in-feministory-patricia-j-williams|title=Adventures in Feministory: Law Professor Patricia J. Williams Opens Up|last=Bello|first=Grace|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}</ref>
On March 1, 2013, Columbia Law School's Center for Gender & Sexuality Law honored her with a symposium<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.law.columbia.edu/gender-sexuality/events/symposia/spring-2013-symposium|title = The Center for Gender and Sexuality Law|publisher=Columbia Law School}}</ref> featuring [[Anita Hill]], [[Lani Guinier]], and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bitchmagazine.org/post/adventures-in-feministory-patricia-j-williams|title=Adventures in Feministory: Law Professor Patricia J. Williams Opens Up|last=Bello|first=Grace|website=Bitch Media|date=March 4, 2013|access-date=March 11, 2013}}</ref>


She was elected a Member of the [[American Philosophical Society]] in 2019.
She was elected a Member of the [[American Philosophical Society]] in 2019.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

On March 30, 2022, she received an [https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/events/honorary-degrees/honorary-degrees-2022/#msdynttrid=UVsQYtUhweDipyYp14sCPYZlYdY_eW7JjdFSUMQExTA honorary degree] from the Faculty of Law, [[University of Antwerp]] "in recognition of her expertise in the field of race, gender, literature & law and her outstanding contribution to legal and ethical debates on society, science and technology in the light of individual autonomy and identity."<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/events/honorary-degrees/honorary-degrees-2022/#msdynttrid=UVsQYtUhweDipyYp14sCPYZlYdY_eW7JjdFSUMQExTA | title=Honorary degrees 2022 &#124; Honorary degrees &#124; University of Antwerp }}</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
* ''[[The Alchemy of Race and Rights|The Alchemy of Race and Rights: A Diary of a Law Professor]]'' (1991) ({{ISBN|0-674-01470-7}})
* ''[[The Alchemy of Race and Rights|The Alchemy of Race and Rights: A Diary of a Law Professor]]'' (1991) ({{ISBN|0-674-01470-7}})
* ''[http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674779433 The Rooster's Egg]'' (1995) ({{ISBN|0-674-77942-8}})
* ''The Rooster's Egg'' (1995) ({{ISBN|0-674-77942-8}})
* ''Seeing a Color-Blind Future: The Paradox of Race'' (1997) ({{ISBN|0-374-52533-1}})
* ''Seeing a Color-Blind Future: The Paradox of Race'' (1997) ({{ISBN|0-374-52533-1}})
* ''Open House: Of Family, Friends, Food, Piano Lessons, and the Search for a Room of My Own'' (2004) ({{ISBN|0-374-11407-2}})
* ''Open House: Of Family, Friends, Food, Piano Lessons, and the Search for a Room of My Own'' (2004) ({{ISBN|0-374-11407-2}})
* ''The Blind Goddess: A Reader on Race and Justice'' (2011) ({{ISBN|1-595-58699-7}})
* ''The Blind Goddess: A Reader on Race and Justice'' (2011) ({{ISBN|1-595-58699-7}})
* "The Best Day Ever" (1998)
* ''The Best Day Ever'' (1998)
* ''Giving a Damn: Racism, Romance and Gone with the Wind'' (2021) {{ISBN|978-0008404505}}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{external links|date=November 2021}}
*[http://www.law.columbia.edu/fac/Patricia_Williams Patricia J. Williams] at [[Columbia Law School]]
*[http://www.law.columbia.edu/fac/Patricia_Williams Patricia J. Williams] at [[Columbia Law School]]
*[http://www.thenation.com/authors/patricia-j-williams Column archive] at ''[[The Nation]]''
*[http://www.thenation.com/authors/patricia-j-williams Column archive] at ''[[The Nation]]''
*{{C-SPAN|patriciawilliams02}}
*{{C-SPAN|20538}}
*{{Charlie Rose view|42}}
*{{Charlie Rose view|42}}
*{{IMDb name|3589778}}
*{{IMDb name|3589778}}
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ghvkl "Patricia Williams, The Genealogy of Race"],''The Reith Lectures'', [[BBC Radio 4]], 1997
*{{Worldcat id|lccn-n90-695335}}
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ghvkl] BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures: Patricia Williams, The Genealogy of Race, 1997
*[http://findingaids.cul.columbia.edu/ead/nnc-ccoh/ldpd_11594421/dsc Oral History interview with Patricia Williams, 2014, IRWGS Oral History collection, Columbia Center for Oral History Archives]
*[http://findingaids.cul.columbia.edu/ead/nnc-ccoh/ldpd_11594421/dsc Oral History interview with Patricia Williams, 2014, IRWGS Oral History collection, Columbia Center for Oral History Archives]


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Latest revision as of 07:25, 4 July 2024

Patricia Williams
Born (1951-08-28) August 28, 1951 (age 73)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationWellesley College (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Patricia J. Williams (born August 28, 1951) is an American legal scholar and a proponent of critical race theory, a school of legal thought that emphasizes race as a fundamental determinant of the American legal system.[1]

Early life

[edit]

Williams received her bachelor's degree from Wellesley College in 1972, and her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1975.[citation needed]

Career

[edit]

Williams worked as a consumer advocate in the office of the City Attorney in Los Angeles, was a fellow in the School of Criticism and Theory at Dartmouth College and served as associate professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School and its department of women's studies. She was formerly the James L. Dohr Professor of Law at Columbia University where she has taught since 1991.[2]

As of July 1, 2019, she is the incoming Director of Law, Technology, and Ethics at Northeastern University.[3]

Williams has served on the advisory council for the Medgar Evers College for Law and Social Justice of the City University of New York, the board of trustees of Wellesley College, and on the board of governors for the Society of American Law Teachers, among others.[4]

Williams writes a column for The Nation magazine titled "Diary of a Mad Law Professor." Her column for The Nation has recently changed from bi-weekly to monthly. The Mad-Law-Professor (SM) is also the name of a super hero that she created.[citation needed]

Awards and honors

[edit]

She was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, which she held from June 2000 until June 2005.[citation needed]

On March 1, 2013, Columbia Law School's Center for Gender & Sexuality Law honored her with a symposium[5] featuring Anita Hill, Lani Guinier, and others.[6]

She was elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 2019.[citation needed]

On March 30, 2022, she received an honorary degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp "in recognition of her expertise in the field of race, gender, literature & law and her outstanding contribution to legal and ethical debates on society, science and technology in the light of individual autonomy and identity."[7]

Bibliography

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  • The Alchemy of Race and Rights: A Diary of a Law Professor (1991) (ISBN 0-674-01470-7)
  • The Rooster's Egg (1995) (ISBN 0-674-77942-8)
  • Seeing a Color-Blind Future: The Paradox of Race (1997) (ISBN 0-374-52533-1)
  • Open House: Of Family, Friends, Food, Piano Lessons, and the Search for a Room of My Own (2004) (ISBN 0-374-11407-2)
  • The Blind Goddess: A Reader on Race and Justice (2011) (ISBN 1-595-58699-7)
  • The Best Day Ever (1998)
  • Giving a Damn: Racism, Romance and Gone with the Wind (2021) ISBN 978-0008404505

References

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  1. ^ Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic, Critical Race Theory: An Introduction (New York: New York University Press, 2001)
  2. ^ Kinohi Nishikawa, "Patricia J. Williams," The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature, ed. Hans Ostrom and J. David Macey, Jr. (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2005), 1747–49.
  3. ^ "Algorithms and the Law". YouTube. Simons Institute. July 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Patricia J. Williams". www.law.columbia.edu. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Center for Gender and Sexuality Law". Columbia Law School.
  6. ^ Bello, Grace (March 4, 2013). "Adventures in Feministory: Law Professor Patricia J. Williams Opens Up". Bitch Media. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  7. ^ "Honorary degrees 2022 | Honorary degrees | University of Antwerp".
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