Sandra R. Phillips

Sandra R. Phillips, a member of the Wakka Wakka and Gooreng Gooreng nations in Queensland, Sandra is a member of the Indigenous professoriate at the University of Technology Sydney, where she currently coordinates Indigenous Higher Degree by Research. Her research interest lies in Indigenous creativity. She is published in diverse outlets. Sandra is also a director of the board of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), a member of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), and, since 2014, has provided First Nations engagement advice to the Women of the World Global Festival.

Sandra R. Phillips reviews 'The White Girl' by Tony Birch

August 2019, no. 413 • 26 July 2019

If the number of reviews and interviews are indicators of a new book’s impact, Tony Birch’s novel The White Girl has landed like a B-format sized asteroid. Birch’s publisher estimates a substantial number of reviews and other features since publication. I’ve consulted none of them. Usually I can’t help myself from immersing myself in any and all artefacts of literary reception. With The ... (read more)