Marjorie Dryburgh

Dr. Marjorie Dryburgh is a Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the School of Languages, Arts and Societies, University of Sheffield. Her research specializes in modern Chinese history with particular focus on Sino-Japanese relations before 1945, regional/urban histories, and life writing methodologies.

• Key research areas include memory studies of Manchurian occupation
• Investigates intersections between individual life histories and national narratives
• Examines Japanese civilian communities in North China
• Focuses on biographies, diaries, and oral histories as historical evidence

Her publications span topics from wartime collaboration, urban poverty in 1930s Beijing, and educational systems in Manchukuo. She teaches modules on modern Chinese history, contemporary society, and critical source analysis.