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]
Shirley Anne Tate | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 (age 67–68)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of York, Lancaster University |
| Known for | Sociologist, scholar, professor, author, researcher |
Tate holds the Canada Research Chair (CRC) 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
editTate 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
editThis list is of select publications by Tate.
Articles
edit- Tate, Shirley (2 February 2007). "Black Beauty: Shade, Hair and Anti-Racist Aesthetics". Ethnic and Racial Studies. Issue 2: Feminism and Postcolonialism (2): 300–319. doi:10.1080/01419870601143992. S2CID 143438593 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
{{cite journal}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - Tate, Shirley Anne; Bagguley, Paul (26 December 2016). "Building The Anti-Racist University: Next Steps". Race Ethnicity and Education. Issue 3: Building the Antiracist University (3): 289–299. doi:10.1080/13613324.2016.1260227. S2CID 152110928.
{{cite journal}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - Tate, Shirley Anne; Page, Damien (1 February 2018). "Whiteliness and Institutional Racism: Hiding Behind (Un)conscious Bias". Ethics and Education. Issue 1: Critical Philosophy of Race and Education: 141–155. doi:10.1080/17449642.2018.1428718. hdl:2436/624335. S2CID 149361100 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
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Books
edit- Tate, Shirley Anne (2009). Black Beauty: Aesthetics, Stylization, Politics. Surrey, UK: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. 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. 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
edit- ^ a b c d "Interview with Shirley Tate". Times Higher Education (THE). 27 April 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "In conversation with Prof Shirley Anne Tate". University of East Anglia. 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Black HERstory Talk featuring Prof Shirley Anne Tate". Durham University. October 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Radio 4 Woman's Hour -Black Beauty". BBC. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "BBA Patron Prof Shirley Anne Tate to take up new post in Canada". Black British Academics. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Britain's Black female professors take centre stage in a new exhibition". Melan Magazine. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ Ahmed, Sara; Stacey, Jackie (2 September 2003). Thinking Through the Skin. Routledge. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-134-59398-9.
- ^ "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
edit- Shirley Tate profile at the University of Alberta
- Shirley Anne Tate publications indexed by Google Scholar