Dymphna Clark Memorial Lecture

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The Dymphna Clark Memorial Lecture is presented in honour of Dymphna Clark, an Australian linguist and educator, and wife of historian Manning Clark.

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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]

List of lecturers

YearNameLecture TitleReferences
2002Anna ClarkHeritage and Responsibility [1] [2]
2003Katerina ClarkWomen, 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]
2005Gay Bilsonuntitled, on theme Food for Thought [1] [3]
2006Anna RubboMake 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]
2009David HeadonTomatoes, 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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