Jorell Meléndez-Badillo

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

Interrogating the Future of Puerto Rican Studies

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.

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Good Bunny by Today, Explained

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.

Love a good conference discount book haul! @shafrhistorians.bsky.social @ievajusionyte.bsky.social @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social @marydudziak.bsky.social

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.

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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@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.

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Puerto Rico A panoramic history of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to today

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)

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!”

Audiobook cover of Puerto Rico: A National History by Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, read by Tony Chiroldes

Paperback cover of Puerto Rico: A National History by Jorell Meléndez-Badillo

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/...

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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.”

🚨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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A panoramic history of Puerto Rico from Pre-Columbian times to today

“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:
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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.”

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).

"A panoramic introduction to the island's colonial history and contemporary political movements." Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times

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

¡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".

YouTube video by Bad Bunny BAD BUNNY - LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii (Visualizer) | DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS

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.

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. 📚❤️🇵🇷

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.
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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. 🤯

*dissuading me from writing a

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.

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!

Author @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social talks to #TheTake from @al-jazeera-english.bsky.social about writing Puerto Rican history for future generations.

Bad Bunny wanted to share Puerto Rico's history of colonization, so he called a Wisconsin Professor Bad Bunny wanted to share the history of Puerto Rico on his latest album. So his team made a call to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. That’s where a professor was ready to share the island’s histo...

Bad Bunny wanted to share Puerto Rico's history of colonization, so he called a Wisconsin Professor

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Why did Bad Bunny's anthem to Puerto Rico strike a global chord? The Take · Episode

en españa y eeuu se mira el reggaeton desde arriba aunque se baile y produzca

por eso traer al historiador que trabajó con bad bunny para entender DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS era un acto de justicia

gracias! 🫶🏽🇵🇷 @natashadeltoro.bsky.social y @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7k7P...

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