Shirley Anne Tate

Shirley Anne Tate
Born	1956 (age 68–69) [1] Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica [1]
Alma mater	University of York, Lancaster University
Known for	Sociologist, scholar, professor, author, researcher

Shirley Anne Tate (born March 1956) is a Jamaican sociologist, scholar, researcher, educator, and author. ^{[2] [1]} She is known for her work in studying racism, the Black diaspora and the intersection with feminism; specifically within institutional racism, mixed race studies, and Black identity. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Tate holds the Canada Research Chair in Feminism and Intersectionality in the Sociology Department of the University of Alberta, starting in 2019. ^{[2] [7]} She has additionally taught at Leeds Beckett University, from 2017 to 2019; and at University of Leeds, from 2012 to 2017. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Biography

Tate was born in March 1956 in Spanish Town and raised in Sligoville, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. ^[1] She received a PhD in sociology from Lancaster University in 2000; ^[11] and had studied at University of York where she received a M.A. degree in linguistics and M.Phil. degree in communication studies.

Tate is a Honorary Professor, chair in Critical Studies in Higher Education Transformation at Nelson Mandela University. ^[12]

Publications

This list is of select publications by Tate.

Articles

• Tate, Shirley (2 February 2007). "Black Beauty: Shade, Hair and Anti-Racist Aesthetics – Feminism and Postcolonialism" . Ethnic and Racial Studies (2): 300–319. doi:10.1080/01419870601143992. S2CID   143438593 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
• Tate, Shirley Anne; Bagguley, Paul (26 December 2016). "Building The Anti-Racist University: Next Steps". Race Ethnicity and Education. 20 (3): 289–299. doi: 10.1080/13613324.2016.1260227 . S2CID   152110928.
• Tate, Shirley Anne; Page, Damien (1 February 2018). "Whiteliness and Institutional Racism: Hiding Behind (Un)conscious Bias – Critical Philosophy of Race and Education". Ethics and Education (1): 141–155. doi:10.1080/17449642.2018.1428718. hdl: 2436/624335 . S2CID   149361100 – via Taylor and Francis Online.

Books

• Tate, Shirley Anne (2009). Black Beauty: Aesthetics, Stylization, Politics. Surrey, UK: Ashgate Publishing. ISBN   9780754671459.
• Tate, Shirley Anne (2015). Black Women's Bodies and The Nation, Race, Gender and Culture. Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1057/9781137355287 (inactive 12 July 2025). ISBN   978-1-137-35527-0.
• Tate, Shirley Anne (2017). Black Skins, Black Masks: Hybridity, Dialogism, Performativity. New York City: Routledge, Taylor & Francis. ISBN   9781351955256.
• Gabriel, Deborah; Tate, Shirley Anne (2017). Inside the Ivory Tower: Narratives of Women of Colour Surviving and Thriving in British Academia. London, UK: Trentham Books. ISBN   978-1-8585-6848-5.

References

1. "Interview with Shirley Tate". Times Higher Education (THE). 27 April 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
2. "What Does It Mean to "Flinch from Black Touch?" Dr. Shirley Anne Tate Speaks on Racism in Our Academic Institutions in Big Thinking Session". Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
3. "In conversation with Prof Shirley Anne Tate". University of East Anglia. 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
4. "Black HERstory Talk featuring Prof Shirley Anne Tate". Durham University. October 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
5. Joseph-Salisbury, Remi (6 August 2018). Black Mixed-Race Men: Transatlanticity, Hybridity and 'Post-Racial' Resilience. Emerald Group Publishing. ISBN   978-1-78756-531-9.
6. "Radio 4 Woman's Hour -Black Beauty". BBC. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
7. "BBA Patron Prof Shirley Anne Tate to take up new post in Canada". Black British Academics. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
8. Elias, Ana Sofia; Gill, Rosalind; Scharff, Christina (18 January 2017). Aesthetic Labour: Rethinking Beauty Politics in Neoliberalism. Springer. pp. XXII. ISBN   978-1-137-47765-1.
9. Crul, Maurice; Dick, Liezl; Ghorashi, Halleh; Jr, Abel Valenzuela (9 June 2020). Scholarly Engagement and Decolonisation: Views from South Africa, The Netherlands, and the United States. African Sun Media. pp. IX. ISBN   978-1-928314-57-8.
10. "Britain's Black female professors take centre stage in a new exhibition". Melan Magazine. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
11. Ahmed, Sara; Stacey, Jackie (2 September 2003). Thinking Through the Skin. Routledge. p. 10. ISBN   978-1-134-59398-9.
12. "Barriers to Diversity in our Academic Institutions: The Case of Institutional Racism – ARC-GS". Amsterdam Research Center for Gender and Sexuality – University of Amsterdam. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

External links

• Shirley Tate profile at the University of Alberta
• Shirley Anne Tate publications indexed by Google Scholar