“Con un gran amor”: Photos, Stories, and Reflections from Postwar El Salvador — CRS/CERLAC seminar at York University, November 12
Members of the Surviving Memory team will present “‘Con un gran amor’: Photos, Stories, and Reflections from Postwar El Salvador” in a hybrid seminar at York University on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. Speakers include Adriana Alas, Giada Ferrucci, and Amanda Grzyb (Western University); Morgan Poteet (Mount Allison University); and Jocelyn Torres (York University). The event is organized by the Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) and the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC). Join in person or via Zoom.
Abstract
This seminar explores the use of Photovoice as a creative participatory research and community engagement method within the Surviving Memory in Postwar El Salvador project. Photovoice is an accessible and flexible method that allows participants to document issues, identify strengths, and direct action within their communities. We engaged with survivors and community collaborators using Photovoice to explore memory, identity, and resilience in postwar El Salvador. This presentation will show and reflect on Photovoice projects from three different communities in El Salvador that highlighted themes of mental health, community and gendered memory, urbanization, and the natural environment variously within each context and the wider historical context of El Salvador.
Event details
When: Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (Toronto).
Where: In person – Room 280N, York Lanes, Keele Campus, York University; Zoom (registration required): https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/H2uotL1VRxiLZGGTjE_qBQju
