Sunera Thobani
| Sunera Thobani | |
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| Born | 1957 (age 59–60) Tanzania |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
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| Title | President of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women |
| Term | 1993–1996 |
| Predecessor | Judy Rebick |
| Successor | Joan Grant-Cummings |
Dr. Sunera Thobani (born 1957) is a feminist sociologist, academic, and activist. Her research interests include critical race theory, postcolonial feminism, anti-imperialism, Islamophobia, Indigeneity, and the War on Terror. She is currently an associate professor at the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia. Thobani is also a founding member of Researchers and Academics of Colour for Equality/Equity (R.A.C.E.), the former president of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC), and the director for the Centre for Race, Autobiography, Gender, and Age (RAGA).
Thobani was born in 1957 in Tanzania to parents of South Asian descent. After spending her childhood in East Africa, she attended Middlesex University in England, completing her bachelor's degree in 1986. In 1989, Thobani received a master's degree from University of Colorado in the United States. Deciding to further her education in Canada, Thobani later went on to earn a PhD in sociology from Simon Fraser University in 1998.
From 1996 to 2000, Thobani taught women's studies at Simon Fraser University. During her stay at Simon Fraser, she also served as the Ruth Wynn Woodward Endowed Professor and Chair. Thobani has also previously lectured at Evergreen State College, a liberal arts college in Olympia, Washington. Since 2000, she has been teaching at the University of British Columbia. She is currently an associate professor at the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice.
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