Maddie Breeze is a British
sociologist, and lecturer and Chancellor's Fellow at the
University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde ( gd, Oilthigh Shrath Chluaidh) is a public research university located in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, it is Glasgow's second-oldest university, having received its royal chart ...
. In 2016 she won the
Philip Abrams Memorial Prize of the
British Sociological Association for her book ''Seriousness in Women’s Roller Derby: Gender, Organization, and Ambivalence''.
The book is an
ethnographic
Ethnography (from Greek ''ethnos'' "folk, people, nation" and ''grapho'' "I write") is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. Ethnography explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject ...
study of a women's
roller derby league in
Edinburgh
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, UK. The book is a published version of her PhD thesis, which she completed at the
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...
in 2014. It examines "seriousness" in roller derby, and how gender influences the way the sport is represented, played and experienced.
Breeze previously worked as a Research Associate in Sociology and a lecturer in
Public sociology
Public sociology is a subfield of the wider sociological discipline that emphasizes expanding the disciplinary boundaries of sociology in order to engage with non-academic audiences. It is perhaps best understood as a ''style'' of sociology rath ...
at
Queen Margaret University
Queen Margaret University is a university, founded in 1875 and located in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is named after the Scottish Queen Saint Margaret.
History
The university was founded in 1875, as ''The Edinburgh School of Cookery and Domestic ...
in Edinburgh, UK.
Awards and honours
* 2016,
Philip Abrams Memorial Prize of the
British Sociological Association
Selected publications
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References
British women sociologists
British sociologists
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Academics of the University of Strathclyde
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Academics of Queen Margaret University
British women non-fiction writers
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