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

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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 ...

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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 {{UK-sociologist-stub