Jorell A. Meléndez Badillo Curriculum Vitae

Jorell A. Meléndez Badillo Curriculum vitae

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ACADEMIC DEGREES

• Master of Arts degree in History of America. Interamerican University, Metropolitan Campus. 2009-2011. 39 credits. GPA: 4.00.

• Bachelors of Arts in History. Interamerican University, Metropolitan Campus. 2004-2009. GPA: 3.46. Cum laude.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Convener of the panel “Re-imagining Anarchism in America: A Critical Perspective” at the Anarchist Studies Network Conference 2.0: Making Connection at the Loughborough University of England. September 3-5, 2012. Working with professors and graduate students from Valdosa State University, University of Minnesota, and the Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico.

• Organizer of the 3rd Annual North American Anarchist Studies Network Conference at the “Ateneo Puertorriqueño” in San Juan, Puerto Rico on January 7-8, 2012. The conference had panelists from Switzerland, England, Canada, United States and Puerto Rico.

• High school History and Social Studies teacher in the Episcopal Cathedral School, Santurce Puerto Rico. Lecturing the following courses: Historia de Puerto Rico, United States’ History, World History I & II, Economics and Sociology. Moderator of the following clubs: United Nations, Red Cross and the High School Student Council. February 2010 until present.

• Six month contract with the Association of the United Nations in Puerto Rico. President’s assistant; Administrative tasks. January – May, 2005.

PUBLICATIONS

Books:

• Under advance contract with Cambridge Scholars Publishing: Meléndez Badillo, Jorell A. and Nathan Jun. (Eds.). Without Borders or Limits: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Anarchist Studies. Cambridge, England: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2013.

• Forthcoming: Meléndez Badillo, Jorell A. Voces libertarias: Orígenes del anarquismo en Puerto Rico. Bloomington, Indiana: Secret Sailor Books. 2013.

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

• “Voces libertarias: The Economic, political, and social discourse of Puerto Rican Anarchism, 1900-1917”, Theory in Action: The Journal of the Transformative Studies Institute, Vol. 5 – No. 4, October 31, 2012.

• “Expresiones anarquistas dentro de la prensa y la cultura proletaria puertorriqueña de principios del siglo XX”, Kálathos: Revista Transdisciplinaria Metro-Inter, Vol. 6 – No. 1, May – October, 2012.

• “El cabildo secular en Puerto Rico: Siglos XVI-XVIII”, Kálathos: Revista Transdisciplinaria Metro-Inter, Vol. 5 – No.1, May – October, 2011.

Pamphlets:

• Expresiones anarquistas dentro de la prensa y la cultura proletaria puertorriqueña de principios del siglo XX. Brooklyn, New York: El libro libre, 2011.

• Anarchists Expressions in Puerto Rican Proletarian Media and Culture of the Early Twentieth Century (1899-1911). Translated by Jesse Cohn. Brooklyn, New York: El Libro libre, 2011.

Newspaper Articles:

• “Orígenes del 1ro de Mayo en Puerto Rico”, Claridad: El periódico de la nación puertorriqueña, Number 3,082, Year LII, April 26 – May 2, 2012, pp. 26 y 29.

• “El estudio académico del anarquismo: Notas sobre un congreso interdisciplinario en la ciudad de Toronto, Ontario en Canadá”, Huellas del tigre, Año 11 – No. 54, September, 2011.

• “No funciona: La crisis global en perspectiva norteamericana”, Revista La Polis. Año 1: Volumen II. November, 2008. .

• “Víctimas del tráfico humano”, No Pasarán #4. August 22, 2008.

Web Publications:

• “Orígenes del 1ro de Mayo en Puerto Rico”, Anarkismo (www.anarkismo.net), May 1, 2012.

• “La revolución española: Su representación y concepción dentro de los círculos intelectuales”, Entrevista al Dr. Noam Chomsky, Rebelión, Mexico: (www.rebelion.org), July 2, 2010.

• “La revolución española: Su representación y concepción dentro de los círculos intelectuales”, Entrevista al Dr. Noam Chomsky, Tercera información, Spain: (http://www.tercerainformacion.es), July 3, 2010.

• “La revolución española: Su representación y concepción dentro de los círculos intelectuales”, Entrevista al Dr. Noam Chomsky, Gramscimania: Revista electrónica de Omar Pontilla, Venezuela: (http://gramscimania.blogspot.com), July 3, 2010.

• “Noam Chomsky sobre la guerra civil española: Las personas tienden a olvidarlo pero el Occidente favorecía al fascismo”, Entrevista al Dr. Noam Chomsky, Periódico El Ciudadano, Chile: (http://www.elciudadano.cl/), July 20, 2010.

• “Noam Chomsky sobre la guerra civil española: Las personas tienden a olvidarlo pero el Occidente favorecía al fascismo”, Entrevista al Dr. Noam Chomsky, Nabarralde, Euskadi: (http://www.nabarralde.com/), July, 2010.

• “Noam Chomsky sobre la guerra civil española: Las personas tienden a olvidarlo pero el Occidente favorecía al fascismo”, Entrevista al Dr. Noam Chomsky, Memoria histórica de Cartagena: Defensa y recuperación de la memoria histórica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain: (http://mhcartagena.wordpress.com), August 30, 2010.

• “Noam Chomsky sobre la guerra civil española: Las personas tienden a olvidarlo pero el Occidente favorecía al fascismo”, Entrevista al Dr. Noam Chomsky, Anarkismo, S.l.: (www.anarkismo.net), August 28, 2010.

• “La escena musical subterránea como mecanismo de lucha: Jorell A. Meléndez Badillo comenta sobre la crisis social, cultural y política actual”, Frecuencias Alternas, Puerto Rico: (www.frecuenciasalternas.com). November 19, 2009.

AWARDS

• Honor certificate. Dean’s list, Interamerican University, Metropolitan Campus. October 1, 2008.

• “Cum laude” degree, Interamerican University, Metropolitan Campus. 2009.

• Tavel grant awarded by the Student Council at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus to attend the 2nd North American Anarchist Studies Network Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada. 2011. ($440.00)

• Travel grant awarded by the Dean of Students at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus to attend the 2nd North American Anarchist Studies Network Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada. 2011. ($500.00)

• Travel grant awarded by the Vicepresidency of Student Affairs at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus to attend the 2nd North American Anarchist Studies Network Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada. 2011. ($600.00)

CONFERENCES

• “Voces libertarias: The Economic, political, and social discourse of Puerto Rican Anarchism, 1900-1917”, Anarchist Studies Network Conference 2.0: Making Connections, Loughborough University, England. September 3-5, 2012.

• “Anarchism in Puerto Rico: Past, Present, and its Possibilities”, Fourth Annual All Power to the Imagination: A Radical Theory and Practice Conference, New College of Florida, United States. April 20-22, 2012.

• “Voces libertarias: El discurso económico, político y social del anarquismo puertorriqueño, 1900-1917”, 3rd North American Anarchist Studies Network Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico. January 7, 2012.

• “Expresiones anarquistas dentro de la prensa y la cultura proletaria puertorriqueña de principios del siglo XX”, 2nd North American Anarchist Studies Network Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada. January 15, 2011.

RESEARCH ACTIVITY

• “El anarquismo en Puerto Rico: Su desarrollo e influencia dentro de la génesis de la cultura proletaria puertorriqueña a principios del siglo XX”. Essential requirement for the degree of Masters of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean History. Interamerican University, Metropolitan Campus.

• “Antología de literatura libertaria en Puerto Rico: 1904 – 1919”, Independent research.

• “El canje de la moneda en 1894: Perspectivas y discursos”, Independent research.

• “Sin más patria que el taller: Las migraciones de radicales hacia Nueva York”, Independent research.

LANGUAGES

• Spanish – Writting, reading and oral.

• English – Writting, reading and oral.

• Portuguese – Reading.

• French – Reading.

COMPLEMENTARY ACADEMIC EDUCATION AND OTHER MERITS

• 2004-2009. Courses in pedagogy. Interamerican University, Aguadilla – San Germán Campus. 21 credits.

• 2009. Elementary Portuguese. Interamerican University, Metropolitan Campus.

• 2011. Introductory French. L’Alliance Française, Puerto Rico.

• Secretary of the “Asociación de Estudiantes Graduados en Historia de la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico”. 2011-2012.

• Workshop: “Estrategias innovadoras para acompañar el contenido académico: Un acercamiento al fundamento constructivista”, The Episcopal Cathedral School. May 29-31, 2012. 18 hours.

REFERENCES

• Pedro González, Ph.D. Director del Dpto. de Historia Facultad de Humanidades Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico Recinto Metropolitano Tel: 787 – 250 – 1912 Ext. 2229 Email: [email protected]

• Pablo J. Hernández, Ph.D. Catedrático Auxiliar Facultad de Humanidades Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico Recinto Metropolitano Tel: 787 – 250 – 1912 Ext. 2229 Email: [email protected]

• Nathan Jun, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Philosophy Program Coordinator Midwestern State University Phone: 1 – 940 – 397 – 4128 Email: [email protected]