Miranda Armstrong
Assistant Professor in Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Biography
Dr Miranda Armstrong joined the School as an Assistant Professor of Sociology in September 2024. She was born and raised in South East London. As a mature student and single parent, she studied for a BSc in Sociology at the University of Surrey, an MSc in Social Research Methods at the LSE and a PhD in Sociology and PG Cert in Learning and Teaching in HE at Goldsmiths College.
Previously, Miranda was a Teaching Fellow in the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary, University of London and a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Sociology at the University of York.
Dr Armstrong also worked as a Researcher-in-Residence at the Black Cultural Archives, a Research Assistant at the Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge and as an Associate Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths College.
As a non-fiction writer and editor developing a sociological book project for the general reader, the agent Salma Begum represents her at Greyhound Literary. She is a steering group member of the Black British Museum Project with Museum X and an Honorary Research Fellow of the University of York.
Dr Armstrong's research focuses broadly on single mothering, urban inequalities, and the politics of representation.
Teaching Summary
Miranda teaches sociology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She currently teaches on the following modules:
Understanding Contemporary Society
Classical Sociological Theory
Investigating Social Worlds
Foundations in Qualitative Research Methods
She is also a personal tutor and dissertation supervisor.
Publications:
Millington, G. and Armstrong, M. (2024) Version City: Small Axe, London and the Archive. City, 28(5-6), pp. 659-680.
Armstrong, M. and Baz, S.A. (2024) The Complex, Intersectional Experiences of African-Caribbean, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi Single Mothers in England. Ethnic and Racial Studies, pp. 1-24.
Armstrong, M. (2024) 'Illuminating Experiences among Inner-City Black British Single Mothers and their Sons', in Andrews, K., Crenshaw, K., and Wilson, A. (eds.) Blackness at the Intersection. London: Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 169-178.
Armstrong, M. (2023) Black mothers in the forefront: struggles and resistance in the 1970s. Black Cultural Archives digital exhibition.
Armstrong, M. (2022) 'Four (single parent) women': Emulating Nina Simone's storytelling for critical consciousness', Feminist Review, 131(1), pp. 26-32. https://doi.org/10.1177/01417789221102511
Armstrong, M. (2021) 'Menelik Shabazz: our story is vital for us'. The Voice Newspaper.
Armstrong, M. (2021) Beyond the myth: single black mothers and their sons. Graphic pamphlet.
Armstrong, M. (2020) 'Single mothers deserve better' in Chukwu, C. and Vedelago, E. (eds) Motherhood Untold: Six Essays on Unconventional Motherhood.
Armstrong, M. (2020) 'The imaginary problem of single black mothers and their sons', Black Ballad.
Armstrong, M. (2020) 'The hidden impact of COVID-19 on single motherhood', Discover Society.
Armstrong, M. (2019) 'When will we stop blaming black single mother households for violent crime?' Media Diversified.