The Dymphna Clark Memorial Lecture is an Australian lecture series presented in honour of Dymphna Clark, an Australian linguist and educator, and wife of historian Manning Clark.
History 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. It was presented annually from its inception until 2014, it and then every two years until 2022, and then in 2025.
List of lecturers Year Name Lecture Title References 2002 Anna Clark Heritage and Responsibility 2003 Katerina Clark Women, History, Science and Ethics: Identity in Diaspora. A Case Study of the Refugees from Fascism in the 1930s 2004 Catharine Lumby The Role of Intellectuals in Public Debate 2005 Gay Bilson untitled, on theme Food for Thought 2006 Anna Rubbo Make poverty history: Global Studio, the Millennium Development. Goals and some ideas that might make a difference 2007 Eva Sallis Australian dream; Australian nightmare — Some thoughts on Multiculturalism and Racism 2008 Kim Rubenstein From Suffrage to Citizenship: the creation of a Republic of Equals 2009 David Headon Tomatoes, Melbourne Cups and Mark Twain: Sport and the Arts in Australia 2010 Maggie BeerDomestic Harvest 2011 Jackie French History as Cliché 2012 Mark McKenna Rethinking the Republic of Australia for the 21st Century 2013 Anna Funder Reading My Mind — and Yours 2014 Bill GammageThe Future Makers 2016 Telling Stories 2018 Clare Wright You Daughters of Freedom: The Australians who won the vote and inspired the world 2020 Jenny Hocking The Palace Letters and the Dismissal 2022 Amy Remeikis The Politics of Civility 2025 Jane Caro Divide and Conquer
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