Shirley Anne Tate Explained

Shirley Anne Tate
Birth Place:	Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
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.^[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.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Tate holds the Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Feminism and Intersectionality in the Sociology Department of the University of Alberta, starting in 2019.^[6] She has additionally taught at Leeds Beckett University, from 2017 to 2019; and at University of Leeds, from 2012 to 2017.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Biography

Tate was born in March 1956 in Spanish Town and raised in Sligoville, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica.^[10] 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. Ethnic and Racial Studies. Issue 2: Feminism and Postcolonialism. 2. 300–319. 10.1080/01419870601143992. 143438593. Taylor and Francis Online.
• 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. 10.1080/13613324.2016.1260227. 152110928. free.
• 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. 10.1080/17449642.2018.1428718. 149361100. Taylor and Francis Online. 2436/624335. free.

Books

• Book: Tate, Shirley Anne. Black Beauty: Aesthetics, Stylization, Politics. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. 2009. 9780754671459. Surrey, UK.
• Book: Tate, Shirley Anne. Black Women's Bodies and The Nation, Race, Gender and Culture. Palgrave Macmillan. 2015. 978-1-137-35527-0. Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. London, UK. 10.1057/9781137355287. 8 November 2024 .
• Book: Tate, Shirley Anne. Black Skins, Black Masks: Hybridity, Dialogism, Performativity. Routledge, Taylor & Francis. 2017. 9781351955256. New York City.
• Book: Gabriel. Deborah. Inside the Ivory Tower: Narratives of Women of Colour Surviving and Thriving in British Academia. Tate. Shirley Anne. Trentham Books. 2017. 978-1-8585-6848-5. London, UK.

External links

• Shirley Tate profile at the University of Alberta

Notes and References

1. Web site: 30 May 2021. What Does It Mean to "Flinch from Black Touch?" Dr. Shirley Anne Tate Speaks on Racism in Our Academic Institutions in Big Thinking Session. 2021-06-12. Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. en.
2. Web site: 2019. In conversation with Prof Shirley Anne Tate. 2021-06-12. University of East Anglia.
3. Web site: October 2020. Black HERstory Talk featuring Prof Shirley Anne Tate. 2021-06-12. Durham University.
4. Book: Joseph-Salisbury, Remi. Black Mixed-Race Men: Transatlanticity, Hybridity and 'Post-Racial' Resilience. 6 August 2018. Emerald Group Publishing. 978-1-78756-531-9. en.
5. Web site: 10 April 2009. Radio 4 Woman's Hour -Black Beauty. 2021-06-12. BBC.
6. Web site: 6 March 2019. BBA Patron Prof Shirley Anne Tate to take up new post in Canada. 2021-06-12. Black British Academics. en-GB.
7. Book: Elias. Ana Sofia. Aesthetic Labour: Rethinking Beauty Politics in Neoliberalism. Gill. Rosalind. Scharff. Christina. 18 January 2017. Springer. 978-1-137-47765-1. XXII. en.
8. Book: Crul. Maurice. Scholarly Engagement and Decolonisation: Views from South Africa, The Netherlands, and the United States. Dick. Liezl. Ghorashi. Halleh. Jr. Abel Valenzuela. 9 June 2020. African Sun Media. 978-1-928314-57-8. IX. en.
9. Web site: 17 September 2020. Britain's Black female professors take centre stage in a new exhibition. 2021-06-12. Melan Magazine. en-GB.
10. Web site: 27 April 2017. Interview with Shirley Tate. 2021-06-12. Times Higher Education (THE). en.
11. Book: Ahmed. Sara. Thinking Through the Skin. Stacey. Jackie. 2 September 2003. Routledge. 978-1-134-59398-9. 10. en.
12. Web site: 14 April 2021. Barriers to Diversity in our Academic Institutions: The Case of Institutional Racism – ARC-GS. 2021-06-12. Amsterdam Research Center for Gender and Sexuality – University of Amsterdam. en.