The Dymphna Clark Memorial Lecture is presented in honour of Dymphna Clark, an Australian linguist and educator, and wife of historian Manning Clark.
The first Dymphna Clark Memorial Lecture was presented on 2 March 2002 at Manning Clark House in Canberra, Australia by Dymphna’s granddaughter, Anna Clark. The following year Dymphna's daughter, Katerina Clark gave the presentation. [1] Held annually from its inception until 2014, it is now presented every two years. [1]
Year | Name | Lecture Title | References |
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2002 | Anna Clark | Heritage and Responsibility | [1] [2] |
2003 | Katerina Clark | Women, History, Science and Ethics: Identity in Diaspora. A Case Study of the Refugees from Fascism in the 1930s | [1] [2] |
2004 | Catharine Lumby | The Role of Intellectuals in Public Debate | [1] [2] |
2005 | Gay Bilson | untitled, on theme Food for Thought | [1] [3] |
2006 | Anna Rubbo | Make poverty history: Global Studio, the Millennium Development. Goals and some ideas that might make a difference | [2] |
2007 | Eva Sallis | Australian dream; Australian nightmare — Some thoughts on Multiculturalism and Racism | [1] [2] |
2008 | Kim Rubenstein | From Suffrage to Citizenship: the creation of a Republic of Equals | [2] |
2009 | David Headon | Tomatoes, Melbourne Cups and Mark Twain: Sport and the Arts in Australia | [1] |
2010 | Maggie Beer | Domestic Harvest | [1] |
2011 | Jackie French | History as Cliché | [1] |
2012 | Mark McKenna | Rethinking the Republic of Australia for the 21st Century | [1] |
2013 | Anna Funder | Reading My Mind — and Yours | [4] [5] |
2014 | Bill Gammage | The Future Makers | [1] [6] |
2016 | Drusilla Modjeska | Telling Stories | [1] |
2018 | Clare Wright | You Daughters of Freedom: The Australians who won the vote and inspired the world | [1] [7] |
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