Jorell Meléndez-Badillo
@jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Latin American and Caribbean History @UWMadison. ✍️The Lettered Barriada (DukeUP); Puerto Rico: A National History (PrincetonUP/Planeta); A Counter-Republic of Letters (under contract w/ DukeUP). 🇵🇷
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Tomorrow (September 26th) from 8:30am to 2:00pm EDT, see @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social, author of Puerto Rico, in conversation with Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez at @michiganstateu.bsky.social's Latine Voces Uncensored event. Learn more about this free, in-person event here: buff.ly/ZFk8giu
September 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Tomorrow (September 26th) from 8:30am to 2:00pm EDT, see @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social, author of Puerto Rico, in conversation with Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez at @michiganstateu.bsky.social's Latine Voces Uncensored event. Learn more about this free, in-person event here: buff.ly/ZFk8giu
The placeholder for "Interrogating the Future of Puerto Rican Studies," which I'm co-editing with @santiaaurora.bsky.social is live in the @dukepress.bsky.social website!!!
So excited to be in dialogue with so many incredible Puerto Rican scholars.
www.dukeupress.edu/interrogatin...
So excited to be in dialogue with so many incredible Puerto Rican scholars.
www.dukeupress.edu/interrogatin...
Interrogating the Future of Puerto Rican Studies
www.dukeupress.edu
September 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The placeholder for "Interrogating the Future of Puerto Rican Studies," which I'm co-editing with @santiaaurora.bsky.social is live in the @dukepress.bsky.social website!!!
So excited to be in dialogue with so many incredible Puerto Rican scholars.
www.dukeupress.edu/interrogatin...
So excited to be in dialogue with so many incredible Puerto Rican scholars.
www.dukeupress.edu/interrogatin...
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Very exciting to hear @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social, author of Puerto Rico: A National History, on @vox.com Today, Explained! Listen to the full episode here: megaphone.link/VMP6691376741
Good Bunny by Today, Explained
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August 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Very exciting to hear @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social, author of Puerto Rico: A National History, on @vox.com Today, Explained! Listen to the full episode here: megaphone.link/VMP6691376741
Profundamente agradecido por la oportunidad de amplificar nuestra historia utilizando el billboard más visto en todo Puerto Rico—el de la residencia de Bad Bunny en el Choliseo.
Es sumamente increíble el poder utilizar esa plataforma para resaltar y amplificar nuestra historia.
Es sumamente increíble el poder utilizar esa plataforma para resaltar y amplificar nuestra historia.
July 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Profundamente agradecido por la oportunidad de amplificar nuestra historia utilizando el billboard más visto en todo Puerto Rico—el de la residencia de Bad Bunny en el Choliseo.
Es sumamente increíble el poder utilizar esa plataforma para resaltar y amplificar nuestra historia.
Es sumamente increíble el poder utilizar esa plataforma para resaltar y amplificar nuestra historia.
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Love a good conference discount book haul! @shafrhistorians.bsky.social @ievajusionyte.bsky.social @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social @marydudziak.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Love a good conference discount book haul! @shafrhistorians.bsky.social @ievajusionyte.bsky.social @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social @marydudziak.bsky.social
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Just finished reading @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social's book on Puerto Rico. I knew nothing about this history. My only connection to the island is that half my DNA is from it and I have a few relatives there. I don't speak Spanish nor know any of its culture. It was an enlightening read.
July 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Just finished reading @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social's book on Puerto Rico. I knew nothing about this history. My only connection to the island is that half my DNA is from it and I have a few relatives there. I don't speak Spanish nor know any of its culture. It was an enlightening read.
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@santiaaurora.bsky.social and I are guest curating Pablo Delano's new exhibit, "cuestiones caribeñas/caribbean matters: assemblage and sculpture by pablo delano" at the Chazen Museum at @uwmadison.bsky.social.
chazen.wisc.edu/pablo-delano...
@santiaaurora.bsky.social and I are guest curating Pablo Delano's new exhibit, "cuestiones caribeñas/caribbean matters: assemblage and sculpture by pablo delano" at the Chazen Museum at @uwmadison.bsky.social.
chazen.wisc.edu/pablo-delano...
Pablo Delano Centers Complex Caribbean Histories in New Exhibition at Chazen Museum of Art - Chazen Museum of Art
‘cuestiones caribeñas/caribbean matters’ confronts colonialism and highlights shared experiences across the archipelago MADISON, Wis. — Grapple with the Caribbean’s complex contradictions and engage i...
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June 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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@santiaaurora.bsky.social and I are guest curating Pablo Delano's new exhibit, "cuestiones caribeñas/caribbean matters: assemblage and sculpture by pablo delano" at the Chazen Museum at @uwmadison.bsky.social.
chazen.wisc.edu/pablo-delano...
@santiaaurora.bsky.social and I are guest curating Pablo Delano's new exhibit, "cuestiones caribeñas/caribbean matters: assemblage and sculpture by pablo delano" at the Chazen Museum at @uwmadison.bsky.social.
chazen.wisc.edu/pablo-delano...
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Last was "Puerto Rico" by @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social, who provides rich analysis of interactions between the archipelago and Spain, and incredible context on unfair relations with the US and movements to change the relationship. Highly recommend
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (3/3)
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (3/3)
Puerto Rico
A panoramic history of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to today
press.princeton.edu
June 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Last was "Puerto Rico" by @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social, who provides rich analysis of interactions between the archipelago and Spain, and incredible context on unfair relations with the US and movements to change the relationship. Highly recommend
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (3/3)
Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (3/3)
Arrived in NYC for three events celebrating the launch of “Puerto Rico” in paperback and for the PR Day Parade on Sunday.
As soon as we landed in JFK we ran into one of PR’s greatest legends, Félix “Tito” Trinidad.🥹🇵🇷🥹🇵🇷🥹🇵🇷
My childhood self is over the moon shouting “!Tito! ¡Tito! ¡Tito!”
As soon as we landed in JFK we ran into one of PR’s greatest legends, Félix “Tito” Trinidad.🥹🇵🇷🥹🇵🇷🥹🇵🇷
My childhood self is over the moon shouting “!Tito! ¡Tito! ¡Tito!”
June 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Arrived in NYC for three events celebrating the launch of “Puerto Rico” in paperback and for the PR Day Parade on Sunday.
As soon as we landed in JFK we ran into one of PR’s greatest legends, Félix “Tito” Trinidad.🥹🇵🇷🥹🇵🇷🥹🇵🇷
My childhood self is over the moon shouting “!Tito! ¡Tito! ¡Tito!”
As soon as we landed in JFK we ran into one of PR’s greatest legends, Félix “Tito” Trinidad.🥹🇵🇷🥹🇵🇷🥹🇵🇷
My childhood self is over the moon shouting “!Tito! ¡Tito! ¡Tito!”
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Pair the new #paperback edition of @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social's Puerto Rico: A National History (out now!) with the #audiobook, read by Tony Chiroldes, and discover a panoramic history of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to today. 🎧🇵🇷
Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/audio/...
Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/audio/...
June 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Pair the new #paperback edition of @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social's Puerto Rico: A National History (out now!) with the #audiobook, read by Tony Chiroldes, and discover a panoramic history of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to today. 🎧🇵🇷
Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/audio/...
Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/audio/...
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Congrats to my boo @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social for his soft cover pub day! We’ll be celebrating in NYC this weekend (and working, of course). @princetonupress.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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🚨New Writing Latinos Episode!🚨 One of my faves. We talk with @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social about his book, Puerto Rico: A National History, plus his collaboration with Bad Bunny!
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Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on “Puerto Rico: A National History” - Public Books
“Part of what the book is trying to do is to challenge this notion of Puerto Rican docility.”
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May 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🚨New Writing Latinos Episode!🚨 One of my faves. We talk with @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social about his book, Puerto Rico: A National History, plus his collaboration with Bad Bunny!
www.publicbooks.org/jorell-melen...
www.publicbooks.org/jorell-melen...
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“a social, cultural and political history of Puerto Rico. This account tracks the history of the island from the pre-Columbian era to its current status as an often-misunderstood territory of the United States.”
Read more:
www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen... @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social
Read more:
www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen... @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
“a social, cultural and political history of Puerto Rico. This account tracks the history of the island from the pre-Columbian era to its current status as an often-misunderstood territory of the United States.”
Read more:
www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen... @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social
Read more:
www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen... @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social
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In a new episode of Writing Latinos, @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social chats with @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social about his new book “Puerto Rico: A National History” (@princetonupress.bsky.social).
Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on “Puerto Rico: A National History”
“Part of what the book is trying to do is to challenge this notion of Puerto Rican docility.”
www.publicbooks.org
May 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
In a new episode of Writing Latinos, @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social chats with @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social about his new book “Puerto Rico: A National History” (@princetonupress.bsky.social).
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A panoramic history of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to today—an engaging, sometimes personal, & surprising history of colonialism, revolt, and the creation of a national identity.
Puerto Rico arrives in #paperback on June 3: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social
Puerto Rico arrives in #paperback on June 3: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A panoramic history of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to today—an engaging, sometimes personal, & surprising history of colonialism, revolt, and the creation of a national identity.
Puerto Rico arrives in #paperback on June 3: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social
Puerto Rico arrives in #paperback on June 3: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social
¡Dímelo, Connecticut! On May 7th, @santiaaurora.bsky.social and I will be at Central Connecticut State University talking about nostalgia and historical memory in the discography of Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, "directamente desde el espacio".
April 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
¡Dímelo, Connecticut! On May 7th, @santiaaurora.bsky.social and I will be at Central Connecticut State University talking about nostalgia and historical memory in the discography of Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, "directamente desde el espacio".
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Shout out to @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social for his amazing work on the DTMF videos 👇
BAD BUNNY - LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii (Visualizer) | DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
YouTube video by Bad Bunny
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April 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Shout out to @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social for his amazing work on the DTMF videos 👇
Bueno familia, after two years in the works, Duke University Press' Editorial Board has approved an edited volume I am co-editing with @santiaaurora.bsky.social, tentatively titled "Interrogating the Future of Puerto Rican Studies." The book should be out in Spring 2026.
April 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Bueno familia, after two years in the works, Duke University Press' Editorial Board has approved an edited volume I am co-editing with @santiaaurora.bsky.social, tentatively titled "Interrogating the Future of Puerto Rican Studies." The book should be out in Spring 2026.
Calentando motores para el otoño.
March 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Calentando motores para el otoño.
¿DeBÍ ESTuDIAR MáS HiSTORIA?
Agradecido por la invitación del Departamento de Historia de la UPR-RP para crear este pequeño video sobre la importancia de la historia y mi colaboración con Bad Bunny. Particularmente agradecido por toda la labor de sus increíbles estudiantes. 📚❤️🇵🇷
Agradecido por la invitación del Departamento de Historia de la UPR-RP para crear este pequeño video sobre la importancia de la historia y mi colaboración con Bad Bunny. Particularmente agradecido por toda la labor de sus increíbles estudiantes. 📚❤️🇵🇷
March 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
¿DeBÍ ESTuDIAR MáS HiSTORIA?
Agradecido por la invitación del Departamento de Historia de la UPR-RP para crear este pequeño video sobre la importancia de la historia y mi colaboración con Bad Bunny. Particularmente agradecido por toda la labor de sus increíbles estudiantes. 📚❤️🇵🇷
Agradecido por la invitación del Departamento de Historia de la UPR-RP para crear este pequeño video sobre la importancia de la historia y mi colaboración con Bad Bunny. Particularmente agradecido por toda la labor de sus increíbles estudiantes. 📚❤️🇵🇷
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It’s never NOT relevant, but there are lots of hoary educational practices and institutions of varying degrees of formality that will be well worth meditating upon and resurrecting. Here’s @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social ’s “The Lettered Barriada” e.g.
www.dukeupress.edu/the-lettered...
www.dukeupress.edu/the-lettered...
March 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
It’s never NOT relevant, but there are lots of hoary educational practices and institutions of varying degrees of formality that will be well worth meditating upon and resurrecting. Here’s @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social ’s “The Lettered Barriada” e.g.
www.dukeupress.edu/the-lettered...
www.dukeupress.edu/the-lettered...
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Priya Nelson, Senior Editor, shares the extraordinary collaboration between Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny and @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social, author of Puerto Rico: A National History.
March 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Paul G. Miller, comisionado de instrucción colonial, el cual escribió el libro de texto utilizado en las escuelas de Puerto Rico de 1922 a 1952 no solamente recibió su doctorado de UW-Madison, sino que también fungió como catedrático. 🤯
March 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Paul G. Miller, comisionado de instrucción colonial, el cual escribió el libro de texto utilizado en las escuelas de Puerto Rico de 1922 a 1952 no solamente recibió su doctorado de UW-Madison, sino que también fungió como catedrático. 🤯
Incredibly humbled by this note published by my editor, Priya Nelson, who believed that our history was worth telling. I am so thankful to her for not dissuading me to write a book grounded in the deep love I have for my people.
We are still here. Seguimos aquí.
We are still here. Seguimos aquí.
In this edition of Ideas, Priya Nelson, Senior Editor, shares the extraordinary collaboration between Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny and Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, author of Puerto Rico: A National History.
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#BadBunny @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social
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#BadBunny @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Incredibly humbled by this note published by my editor, Priya Nelson, who believed that our history was worth telling. I am so thankful to her for not dissuading me to write a book grounded in the deep love I have for my people.
We are still here. Seguimos aquí.
We are still here. Seguimos aquí.
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I just received the copy of Puerto Rico: A National History by @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social that I ordered from @bookshop-org.bsky.social . I can’t wait to dig in!
February 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I just received the copy of Puerto Rico: A National History by @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social that I ordered from @bookshop-org.bsky.social . I can’t wait to dig in!