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'''Melissa Bradshaw''' is a writer and journalist based in London.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.planbmag.com/content/view/448/42 Dubstep - Plan B Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Bradshaw is known primarily for her work in music.<ref>[http://www.timeout.com/london/clubs/features/5005/Women_in_dubstep.html Women in dubstep - Time Out London<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''Melissa Bradshaw''' is a writer and journalist based in London.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.planbmag.com/content/view/448/42 Dubstep - Plan B Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612064713/http://www.planbmag.com/content/view/448/42/ |date=12 June 2008 }}</ref> Bradshaw is known primarily for her work in music.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.timeout.com/london/clubs/features/5005/Women_in_dubstep.html |title=Women in dubstep - Time Out London<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=29 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110413025740/http://www.timeout.com/london/clubs/features/5005/Women_in_dubstep.html |archive-date=13 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


She is the daughter of [http://steve-bradshaw.com/ Steve Bradshaw] and Jenny Richards.
She is the daughter of Steve Bradshaw and Jenny Richards.


==Education==
==Education==
Bradshaw won an academic scholarship to [[Bryanston School]] and later attended [[North London Collegiate School]].
Bradshaw won an academic scholarship to [[Bryanston School]] and later attended [[North London Collegiate School]].


During her studies in English at [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], Bradshaw was a contributor to the university's long-standing newspaper, ''[[Cherwell (newspaper)|Cherwell]]''. Later, she went on to become editor of the ''[[Isis magazine|Isis]]'' Magazine.
During her studies in English at [[St Edmund Hall, Oxford]], Bradshaw was a contributor to the university's long-standing newspaper, ''[[Cherwell (newspaper)|Cherwell]]''. Later, she went on to become editor of the ''[[Isis magazine|Isis]]'' Magazine.<ref>[http://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/about-college/melissa-bradshaw Melissa Bradshaw], St Edmund Hall, Oxford</ref>


She gained an MA on Gender, Culture and Politics and a PhD from [[Birkbeck, University of London|Birkbeck College]], London, and held an [[Arts and Humanities Research Council]] doctoral award. Her PhD thesis, on [[Sylvia Plath]], [[Elizabeth Bishop]], and [[Psychoanalysis]], was examined by [[Jacqueline Rose]] and [http://www.ncl.ac.uk/elll/staff/profile/linda.anderson Linda Anderson].<ref>http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Elizabeth_Bishop_and_Sylvia_Plath_Throug.html?id=X6JimwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y</ref>
She gained an MA on Gender, Culture and Politics and a PhD from [[Birkbeck, University of London|Birkbeck College]], London, and held an [[Arts and Humanities Research Council]] doctoral award. Her PhD thesis, on [[Sylvia Plath]], [[Elizabeth Bishop]], and [[Psychoanalysis]], was examined by [[Jacqueline Rose]] and Linda Anderson.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X6JimwEACAAJ |title = Elizabeth Bishop and Sylvia Plath Through Psychoanalysis|last1 = Bradshaw|first1 = Melissa|year = 2011}}</ref>


==Current==
==Current==
Bradshaw contributed notable articles and reviews for [[Plan B (magazine)|Plan B Magazine]]. She has interviewed many of London's key influential musicians in [[Dubstep]], such as [[Skream]], [[Digital Mystikz]], Loefah and [[Kode 9]],<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>[http://www.planbmag.com/content/view/559/42/ When We Meet: Issue 24 - Plan B Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and other musicians including [[Frank Ocean]],<ref>http://thequietus.com/articles/07450-frank-ocean-interview</ref> [[Grace Jones]], [[Roots Manuva]], and [[The Gossip]]. She has also contributed to Woofah and [http://www.wah-nails.com/ WAH] magazines.
Bradshaw contributed notable articles and reviews for ''[[Plan B (magazine)|Plan B]]'' magazine. She has interviewed many of London's key influential musicians in [[Dubstep]], such as [[Skream]], [[Digital Mystikz]], Loefah and [[Kode 9]],<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>[http://www.planbmag.com/content/view/559/42/ When We Meet: Issue 24 - Plan B Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618002527/http://www.planbmag.com/content/view/559/42/ |date=18 June 2008 }}</ref> and other musicians including [[Frank Ocean]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/07450-frank-ocean-interview|title = The Quietus &#124; Features &#124; Escape Velocity &#124; 'Imagery, and a Little Bit of Satire': An Interview with Frank Ocean| date=22 November 2011 }}</ref> [[Grace Jones]], [[Roots Manuva]], and [[The Gossip]]. She has also contributed to Woofah and WAH magazines.


Between 2008-9 she was music editor of German magazine Qvest and Qvest Edition.<ref>[http://www.qvest.de Qvest Magazine :: Home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Between 2008-9 she was music editor of German magazine Qvest and Qvest Edition.<ref>[http://www.qvest.de Qvest Magazine :: Home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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In 2010 she interviewed [[Sade Adu|Sade]] for ''[[Pop (fashion magazine)|Pop]]'', where she is currently a Contributing Editor.
In 2010 she interviewed [[Sade Adu|Sade]] for ''[[Pop (fashion magazine)|Pop]]'', where she is currently a Contributing Editor.


She wrote a short history of soundsystems in the UK for [[Red Bull Music Academy]] London 2010.<ref>http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/warrior-charge-the-birth-of-uk-soundsystem-culture-feature</ref>
She wrote a short history of soundsystems in the UK for [[Red Bull Music Academy]] London 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/warrior-charge-the-birth-of-uk-soundsystem-culture-feature |title=Warrior Charge: The Birth of UK Soundsystem Culture {{!}} Red Bull Music Academy |website=www.redbullmusicacademy.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510151305/http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/warrior-charge-the-birth-of-uk-soundsystem-culture-feature |archive-date=2013-05-10}} </ref>


She has also written on controversies about Rihanna's [[Pour It Up]]<ref>http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/all-i-see-is-controversy</ref> and [[Miley Cyrus]].<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/03/sinead-oconnor-miley-cyrus</ref>
She has also written on controversies about Rihanna's [[Pour It Up]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/all-i-see-is-controversy |title=All I See Is Controversy: Rihanna's "Pour It Up" {{!}} Red Bull Music Academy |website=www.redbullmusicacademy.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217124220/http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/all-i-see-is-controversy |archive-date=2013-12-17}} </ref> and [[Miley Cyrus]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/03/sinead-oconnor-miley-cyrus|title = Sinéad O'Connor – don't assume Miley Cyrus is a victim &#124; Melissa Bradshaw|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = 3 October 2013}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 15:05, 19 October 2024

Melissa Bradshaw
BornNorwich, Norfolk, England
OccupationWriter, journalist, magazine editor
Alma materSt Edmund Hall, Oxford

Melissa Bradshaw is a writer and journalist based in London.[1] Bradshaw is known primarily for her work in music.[2]

She is the daughter of Steve Bradshaw and Jenny Richards.

Education

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Bradshaw won an academic scholarship to Bryanston School and later attended North London Collegiate School.

During her studies in English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, Bradshaw was a contributor to the university's long-standing newspaper, Cherwell. Later, she went on to become editor of the Isis Magazine.[3]

She gained an MA on Gender, Culture and Politics and a PhD from Birkbeck College, London, and held an Arts and Humanities Research Council doctoral award. Her PhD thesis, on Sylvia Plath, Elizabeth Bishop, and Psychoanalysis, was examined by Jacqueline Rose and Linda Anderson.[4]

Current

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Bradshaw contributed notable articles and reviews for Plan B magazine. She has interviewed many of London's key influential musicians in Dubstep, such as Skream, Digital Mystikz, Loefah and Kode 9,[1][5] and other musicians including Frank Ocean,[6] Grace Jones, Roots Manuva, and The Gossip. She has also contributed to Woofah and WAH magazines.

Between 2008-9 she was music editor of German magazine Qvest and Qvest Edition.[7]

In 2010 she interviewed Sade for Pop, where she is currently a Contributing Editor.

She wrote a short history of soundsystems in the UK for Red Bull Music Academy London 2010.[8]

She has also written on controversies about Rihanna's Pour It Up[9] and Miley Cyrus.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dubstep - Plan B Magazine Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Women in dubstep - Time Out London". Archived from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
  3. ^ Melissa Bradshaw, St Edmund Hall, Oxford
  4. ^ Bradshaw, Melissa (2011). "Elizabeth Bishop and Sylvia Plath Through Psychoanalysis".
  5. ^ When We Meet: Issue 24 - Plan B Magazine Archived 18 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "The Quietus | Features | Escape Velocity | 'Imagery, and a Little Bit of Satire': An Interview with Frank Ocean". 22 November 2011.
  7. ^ Qvest Magazine :: Home
  8. ^ "Warrior Charge: The Birth of UK Soundsystem Culture | Red Bull Music Academy". www.redbullmusicacademy.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013.
  9. ^ "All I See Is Controversy: Rihanna's "Pour It Up" | Red Bull Music Academy". www.redbullmusicacademy.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Sinéad O'Connor – don't assume Miley Cyrus is a victim | Melissa Bradshaw". TheGuardian.com. 3 October 2013.