Author Dr. Ava Homa speaks at Monterey

Author and professor Ava Homa presented her talk, “Using Fiction to Understand International Relations, History and Conflict”, on September 20th at Monterey. Her book and talk explores how fiction can help us understand international relations, history, and conflict. The talk would also discuss works of fiction (aside from this book) that cover underrepresented regions and people as well as the natural limits of the genre. A groundbreaking work in English by a Kurdish woman, Daughters of Smoke and Fire has been incorporated into university curricula at institutions such as George Mason University, the University of Toronto, and Southern Methodist University.