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Aida Sofia Rivera Sotelo

Kingston, ON

M.A. Candidate in

Canada

Cultural Studies

abpgm0@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Strong analytical skills to critically engage with large-scale development projects and various conflicts

related to their environmental and social impacts. For my M.A. thesis in Cultural Studies, I ask how and Interests

why the principle of sustainable development, which is central to the legislationjuridical framework in

Colombia, offers both opportunities and limitations for diverse people to negotiate and resist large- Political ecology, extractive

scale mining projects. These skills have been developed through direct engagement with NGOs and industries, large-scale

participation in academic and non-academic events both in Colombia and Canada. Likewise, these

development projects, social

analytical skills have developed through courses over a BSc in Economics, a M.A. in Cultural Studies,

and environmental related

teaching (T.A.) and research (R.A.) experience in Economics and Global Development Studies, and

conflicts, place-based

volunteering experience in conservation areas.

movements, Latin America,

political economy,

Work History development and post-

development studies,

postcolonial and decolonial

Queen's University

studies.

Kingston, ON, Canada Jan 2012 - Present

Research Assistant

Task: assist Dr. Susanne Soederberg on her research on specialised credit in Mexico from 2000 to

2010.

Queen's University

Kingston, ON, Canada Jan 2012 - Apr 2012

Teaching Assistant

Course Culture and Development, Professor Dr. Paritosh Kumar

Tasks: led 2 1-hour tutorials each week with up to 25 2nd year multidisciplinary students, and

marked papers and exams.

Kingston, ON, Canada Sep 2011 - Dec 2011

Teaching Assistant

Course DEVS 230, Global Political Economy of Development, Professor Dr. Susanne

Soederberg

Tasks: marked papers and exams of up to 43 2nd year students of Development Studies

Queen's Universiity

Kingston, ON, Canada Jan 2011 - Apr 2011

Teaching Assistant

Course DEVS 100, Professor Dr. Karen Dubinsky

Tasks: led 2 1-hour tutorials each week with up to 25 1st year multidisciplinary students, and

marked papers and exams

Research Group in Economic Thought and Theory (GIPTE)

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Bogota, D.C., Other, Colombia Feb 2010 - Jul 2010

Researcher Colciencias-Universidad de los Andes

Awards include Virginia Guti rrez de Pineda Scholarship, Bicentenary Generation,

Colciencias- Universidad de los Andes 2009

Research about the philosophical foundations of the social theory of L on Walras in the

utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham. Supervisor: Dr. Jimena Hurtado Pe a.

Publication:

Rivera-Sotelo, A da-Sof a (2011) El Utilitarismo de Jeremy Bentham: Fundamento de la Teor a

de Leon Walras? En Cuadernos de Econom a, Vol. XXX, No. 55, ISNN versi n f sica 0121-4772,

ISNN versi n electr nica 2248-4337

This text challenges assumptions about foundations of the L on Walras marginalist theory on the

utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham. The problematic is approached through a comparative study of

Bentham s and Walras ideas on three focus areas: 1. their understandings of society and social

objective; 2. their theoretical and methodological approaches in direct relation to their particular

social theory; 3. their location of a principle of utility within their general theory of society. This

study contributes to an ongoing debate about the philosophical foundations of rational choice

theory and is an attempt to complicate presumptions of homogeneity in the work of the founders of

marginalism.

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Bogota, D.C., Other, Colombia Jan 2006 - Jul 2007

Teaching Assistant

January 2006-July 2007, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogot D.C., Colombia

Course Political Economy I, Professor Dr. Jos F lix Cata o

Task: led 2 1-hour tutorials each week with up to 50 2nd year students of economics

July 2005 and January 2006

Course Basic Mathematics, Professor Dr. Carolina Quevedo

Task: led 5 1-hour tutorials each week with up to 50 1st year students of economics,

administration and accountability

Education

Queen's University

Kingston, ON, Canada Sep 2010 - Present

M.A. Candidate in Cultural Studies, Cultural Studies

Research area: sustainable development, political ecology, gold-silver mining, postcolonial/

decolonial studies and political economy.

Thesis: it inquires about how and why the principle of sustainable development, which is central

to the juridical framework in Colombia, implies both opportunities and limitations to negotiate

and resist large-scale mining projects. The case study I focus on is Angosturas. Supervisor: Dr.

Susanne Soederberg.

Awards include Queen s Graduate Award 2011-2012 and 2010-2011, Huntly MacDonald

Sinclair Tuition Fellowship 2010-2011, and Colfuturo Loan-Scholarship 2010-2012.

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Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Bogota, D.C., Other, Colombia Feb 2004 - Jul 2009

Economist, Economics

Areas of interest: sustainable development, social and environmental policies, philosophy and

methodology of economics, history of economic thought, political economy, and economic

history.

Awards include a nomination to the National Contest Otto de Greiff of the best graduation papers

2009, acknowledgement for the best graduation paper of the BSc in Economics 2009, merit

scholarships during the first term of 2007 and that of 2008.

Objective

Look for opportunities and support networks

Skills

Spanish (Rockstar)

10+ Years Experience, (Currently in use)

Native language

English (Advanced)

1-2 Years Experience, (Currently in use)

M.A. studies at Queen s University (an Anglophone university in Ontario, Canada)

ESL Studies

January-May 2009, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the United States

French (Beginner)

Basic French Studies

September 2009- May 2010, Alliance Fran aise, Bogot, D.C., Colombia

Communication Skills (Expert)

10+ Years Experience, (Currently in use)

Excellent writing skills acquired through preparation of research papers and theses

(acknowledged for best undergraduate thesis in Economics and nominated to the National

Contest Otto de Greiff of the best graduation papers 2009)

Oral communication skills improved by presenting at 3MT competition at Queen s

University in April 2012, Fourth Annual Capital Region Latin American and Caribbean

Studies Conference organized by University of Ottawa, Universit du Qu bec en

Outaouais, and Carleton University in April 20th-21st 2012 (awarded for best graduate

presentation), Indiana University Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Graduate

Student Conference in April 13th-14th, and the Queen's Cultural Studies Graduate

Symposium in October 2011. Likewise, these oral skills have developed through leading

tutorials in Colombia and Canada.

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Interpersonal communication skills improved by employment as a Teaching Assistant and

researcher, cross-cultural experience in the United States and Canada, and community

activities (volunteering experience, presentations, involvement in Kingston Latino and a

Urban Ecology Center, and other activities)

Communication skills in Spanish (native language) and English (second language), and basic

comprehension in French (as result of courses in the Alliance Fran aise).

Management Skills (Expert)

10+ Years Experience, (Currently in use)

Outstanding management skills displayed by leading tutorials (even in cross-cultural environments),

international research and learning experience, and very good grades in spite of an active involvement

in community activities.

Interests

Interests

Political ecology, extractive industries, large-scale development projects, Latin America,

political economy, development and post-development studies, postcolonial and decolonial

studies.

Membership

April 2012-Present, Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Fall 2011-Present, Latin American Studies Association

Community Engagement

January 2011-Present, Kingston Latino, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

April 2010, Participation in the University Forum for Business Women, Fundaci n Mujeres

por Colombia, Bogot, D.C., Colombia

January-May 2009, Participation in the Urban Ecological Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the

United States

December 2007-January 2008, and July 2007, Volunteering Experience as Park Keeper,

National System of Conservation Areas, PNN Tayrona, Magdalena, and SFF Iguaque,

Boyac, Colombia

Other Courses and Professional Training

Fall 2010, English Language Communication Skills for Teaching Purposes, Queen s

University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

July 2009- July 2010, Educational and Professional Coaching, coach Isabel Londo o,

Bogot, D.C., Colombia

Extracurricular Activities

2002-Present, Swimming, October 2010-Present, MASTER, Kingston, Ontario, Canada,

and 2002-2007, Red Cross, Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Complejo Acu tico, Bogot,

D.C., Colombia.

2004-Present, Yoga, 2010-Present, Yoga Club at Queen s University, and 2004-2008,

Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Instructor Jaime Mart nez

July 2009, Vipassana Meditation, Instructor Nubia Blanco

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2008, Contemporary Dance, Danza Com n, Instructor Andr s Lagos

July 2007, Open Scuba Diving, PADI, Instructor Alberto Lotero

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