Jessica Hopper
| Jessica Hopper | |
|---|---|
 Jessica Hopper at the EMP Pop Festival 2015. | |
| Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Occupation |
Author Music critic |
| Nationality | American |
| Subject | Music, feminism, journalism |
| Notable works | The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic |
| Years active | 1995-present |
Jessica Hopper is an American writer. An advocate for gender equality in the music industry, she is noted for her "influence and support for the diversification of voice and perspective within music journalism." The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic, a compilation of her essays, reported pieces, zines, and reviews, was published in May 2015.[1][2][3][4]
Hopper grew up in Minneapolis. A feminist punk, she was encouraged by music critic Terri Sutton to find her own “staunch and caustic and uncompromising” voice. She began writing for the alternative weekly City Pages when she was 16. Since then, she has written for publications including the Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Reader, and Spin. She was the DJ for This American Life and the first music editor of the radical teen-girl webzine Rookie. From 1991 to 2005, she published the fanzine Hit It Or Quit It. [5][6][7]
Hopper was a senior editor of Pitchfork and the editor in chief of the print quarterly The Pitchfork Review from October 2014 until November 2015. She was appointed editorial director of music for MTV News in 2016.[6][7] [8]
Bibliography
- The Girls' Guide to Rocking: How to Start a Band, Book Gigs, and Get Rolling to Rock Stardom (June 4, 2009) ISBN 0761151419. Workman Publishing
- The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic (May 12, 2015) ISBN 978-0983186335, Featherproof Books
References
- ↑ Potts, Dianca (May 26, 2015). "JESSICA HOPPER COMPILES GREATEST HITS FOR HER FIRST COLLECTION OF ROCK CRITICISM". Village Voice. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ Berman, Eliza (May 12, 2015). "Jessica Hopper: Stop Telling Girls the Way They Listen to Music Is Wrong". Time Magazine. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ Garner, Dwight (June 17, 2015). "Review: Jessica Hopper Looks Beyond the Boys and Their Bands in a New Book". New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ Zaleski, Annie (August 26, 2015). "Music writer's Twitter feed exposes industry's harsh sexism, marginalization". AV Club. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ Goodman, Jessica (May 12, 2015). "How Jessica Hopper Is Changing The Future For Women Writers". Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- 1 2 Snapes, Laura (May 14, 2015). "Jessica Hopper: 'I can't mute my moral self when listening to a record'". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- 1 2 Levine, Robert (February 11, 2016). "MTV News Is Trying Very Hard to Reinvent Itself". Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ Kirby, Megan (May 12, 2015). "JESSICA HOPPER IS PLANTING A FLAG FOR FEMINIST MUSIC CRITICISM". bitchmedia.org. Bitch Media. Retrieved 11 March 2016.