The wisdom in the literature
ANDREW SELTH | Andrew Selth outlines why past generations’ accumulated literary and scholarly work on Myanmar is at risk of being lost —… Read More
Andrew Selth
A poem and the politics of high imperialism
MICHAEL WESLEY | Michael Wesley takes a look at a new book by Andrew Selth and the story of how a poem by Rudyard Kipling… Read More
Burma’s Rohingya Muslims mourn the end of the Obama era — and worry about Trump
ANDREW SELTH | Burma’s Rohingya Muslims have been described as the most friendless people in the world. But for the past four years they… Read More
Aung San Suu Kyi’s fall from grace
ANDREW SELTH | The people of Myanmar have always been able to capture complex issues in pithy, often humorous, ways. One joke currently doing… Read More
Will Obama’s Myanmar legacy survive under Trump?
ANDREW SELTH | Treading between major powers, Myanmar is likely to continue its diplomatic balancing act Aung San Suu Kyi was quick to congratulate… Read More
Myanmar bibliographies and booklists
ANDREW SELTH | Long-time Myanmar watcher Andrew Selth takes a look at early lists, popular titles and recommended reading on the Southeast Asian nation. Read More
Myanmar, Myeik and mythmaking
ANDREW SELTH | For most of the 20th century, the Myeik (formerly Mergui) Archipelago in Myanmar’s far south was rarely visited by foreigners. The… Read More
Journeys without maps in Myanmar
ANDREW SELTH | More open politics and new technologies are putting much of the country back on the beaten path. When I lived… Read More
More name games in Burma/Myanmar
ANDREW SELTH | Regular readers of The Interpreter will know that, over the past few years, this site has closely followed the Australian government’s… Read More
Heroines, heroes and villains
ANDREW SELTH | In the second article of a two-part series, Andrew Selth takes a look at superheroes and more in Myanmar comics. Over… Read More
