Heather's scholarly paper, entitled “The Politics of Eating in Indra Das’ The Devourers,” was an analysis of how depictions of food and eating in the award-winning novel represented political resistance to Hindunationalist politics in India. 

The presentation was part of a three-day seminar entitled “Feasting and Fasting” at the American Comparative Literature Association’s annual conference, held in Taiwan and virtually, in June 2022.