Shirley Anne Tate

Shirley Anne Tate (born March 1956) is a Jamaican sociologist, scholar, researcher, educator, and author. 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.

Tate holds the Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Feminism and Intersectionality in the Sociology Department of the University of Alberta, starting in 2019. She has additionally taught at Leeds Beckett University, from 2017 to 2019; and at University of Leeds, from 2012 to 2017.

Biography
Tate was born in March 1956 in Spanish Town and raised in Sligoville, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. She received a PhD in sociology from Lancaster University in 2000; 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.

Publications
This list is of select publications by Tate.