Sonja Eismann (b. 1973) is a journalist and cultural studies scholar. She studied comparative literature in Vienna, Mannheim, Dijon, and Santa Cruz (USA) and was a co-founder of the magazine *nylon* and *Missy Magazine*, where she remains a member of the editorial staff to this day. She has worked as a writer and journalist for publications including *Spex*, *taz*, *Freitag*, and *Deutschlandfunk Kultur*, and writes, gives lectures, conducts research, and teaches on topics related to feminism and pop culture. From 2016 to 2022, she was a member of the Goethe-Institut’s Music Council, and in 2024 she held the Pop Studies Chair at the University of Paderborn. She lives in Berlin.