Maddy Clark

Maddy Clark is a doctoral student and Tutor at the University of Sussex, affiliated with the School of Law, Politics and Sociology and the Criminology department. Her work spans sociology, gender studies, and criminology, focusing on power, inequality, and contemporary debates around immigration and free speech.

• Education: BA in Sociology with Philosophy Studies (2020), MSc in Social Research Methods (2021).
• Research Projects: PhD project on women's voices in UK debates on immigration, transgender rights, and freedom of speech; Research Assistant for 'Reaching Out to Close the Border' study on anti-immigration movements.
• Teaching: Doctoral Tutor for 'Thinking like a Criminologist' and 'Understanding the Criminal Justice System' modules.
• Editorial Work: Editor for the student-led journal Sentio.

Her research interests include analyzing sociopolitical dynamics in immigration discourse, gender and transgender rights, and the intersection of power and inequality in political movements. Her prior academic work focused on the politics of memory and nostalgia within UKIP and Brexit narratives.

Key themes in her research and teaching include criminology, social inequality, and the sociopolitical implications of freedom of speech. She has contributed to academic discourse through editorial roles in student-led publications.