Interview is in English. Donna DeCesare, a photojournalist, educator, and writer, details her experiences living and working in Central America, primarily El Salvador. In this interview, DeCesare begins by describing her initial involvement in photojournalism and her interest in Central America. DeCesare describes her time living in El Salvador during the Salvadoran Civil War, the relationships she formed while working as a photojournalist, and her current work in Central America. In addition to her work in El Salvador, DeCesare describes living and working in Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, and her photographic work in each of those countries. This interview was conducted in Austin, Texas as part of the 2014 Lozano Long Conference Micro Oral History Project. | 00:00-04:37 Career Trajectory and Initial Interest in Central America; 04:37-12:40 1987 Move to El Salvador; 12:40-25:50 On Being an American Photojournalist in El Salvador During the Civil War; 25:50-40:56 Memorable Experiences Photographing in Central America; 40:57-42:22 Closing Thoughts
Creator/Contributor:
DeCesare, Donna (Narrator) and Perez, Gabriel (Interviewer)
Date Created/Date Issued:
2014-05-02
Owning Repository:
Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin
sound recordings, mixed material, and Oral histories
Extent:
42 minutes, 22 seconds
Rights - Use and Reproduction:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Language:
English
Publisher:
University of Texas Libraries
Topic:
Civil war--El Salvador--History--20th century--Personal narratives and Photojournalism--El Salvador
Place Name:
El Salvador and Central America
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UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:aa0ab3bb-a6c1-49c9-9df3-e29e046bf7e0
Local:
ll2014_12
Related Resource - Other:
"Archiving the Central American Revolutions" Micro Oral History Collection (title) and https://txarchives.org/utlac/finding_aids/00384.xml (uri)