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Stephen Morillo: Curriculum Vitae
Jane
and Frederic M. Hadley Chair of History
Wabash
765-361-6309 - morillos@wabash.edu
www.wabash.edu/depart/history/morillo.htm
President, De Re Militari
Professional
Description
In
my research I specialize in the social, cultural and institutional history of
warfare and warrior elites from a global comparative context, focusing on the
period between 1000 and 1800. My
teaching covers world history as well as medieval and early modern
Education
Dissertation:
“English Royal Warfare, 1066-1154”.
Supervisor: JFA Mason. Read for
degree approval by John Prestwich and Frank Barlow.
·
Rhodes
Scholar
Magna
cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard Scholar
Professional
Activity
Publications
Forthcoming and under
contract
·
Structures and Systems: Conceptual
Frameworks of World History. Prospectus under review at Prentice Hall and
McGraw Hill.
·
Living by the Sword: Warriors, States
and Societies in World History. Reaktion Books, under contract. Social, economic and cultural history of
warrior elites in the pre-industrial world.
Books
·
Morillo,
Black and Lococo, War in World History:
Society, Technology and War from Ancient Times to the Present. Military world history textbook. McGraw Hill, 2008.
·
Morillo
with Pavkovic. What is Military History?
Introductory historiographical survey.
Polity Press, 2006.
·
Sanders,
Nelson and Morillo, Cultural Encounters:
Themes and Sources in World History.
McGraw-Hill, 2005. World history
source book.
·
The
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Warfare under the Anglo-Norman Kings,
1066-1135. Boydell and Brewer, 1994.
Edited Journal Volumes
·
The Haskins Society Journal, vols. 10 for 2001, 11 for 1998, 12
for 2002, 13 for 1999, 14 for 2000/03, 15 for 2004, 16 for 2005, 17 for 2000/03,
18 for 2006, 19 for 2007, 20 for 2008.
Articles
·
“Contrary
Winds: Theories of History and the Limits of Sachkritik”, in M. Ragnow, ed., Festschrift for Bernard Bachrach
(forthcoming).
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“The Ent Wives: Investigating the Spiritual
Core of Lord of the Rings”, in Paul
Kerry, ed., Tolkien and Religion (forthcoming).
·
“Autonomy
and Subordination: The Cultural Dynamics of Small Cities”, in Kenneth Hall,
ed., Secondary Cities and Urban Networking in the Indian Ocean Realm, c.
1400-1800, Comparative Urban Studies #1 (New York: Rowman and
Littlefield, 2008).
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“Mercenaries,
Mamluks and Militia: Towards a Cross-Cultural Typology of Military Service”, in
John France, ed., Medieval Mercenaries (Brill:
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“The
Sword of Justice: War and State Formation in Comparative Perspective”, Journal of Medieval Military History 4
(2006), 1-17.
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“Expecting Cowardice: Medieval
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“A General Typology of Transcultural Wars: The
Early Middle Ages and Beyond”, in Hans-Henning Kortüm, ed., Transcultural Wars from the Middle Ages to the 21st
Century. Akademie Verlag (2006), 29-42.
·
With Richard Abels, “A Lying Legacy? A
Preliminary Discussion of Images of Antiquity and Altered Reality in Medieval
Military History”, Journal of Medieval
Military History 3 (2005), 1-13.
·
“A
‘Feudal Mutation’? Conceptual Tools and
Historical Patterns in World History”, Journal
of World History 14 (2003), 531-550.
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“
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“Cultures
of Death: Warrior Suicide in Europe and
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“Milites,
Knights and Samurai: Military Terminology, Comparative History, and the Problem
of Translation”, in B. Bachrach and R. Abels, eds., The
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“The
‘Age of Cavalry’ Revisited” in D. Kagay, ed., The Circle of War. (Boydell and Brewer, 1999).
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“Guns
and Government: A Comparative Study of Europe and
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“
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Articles
for The Garland Encyclopedia of Medieval
France (1996), The Garland
Encyclopedia of Medieval England (1998), The Reader’s Guide to British History (2000), The Berkshire Encyclopedia of Leadership (2003), The Berkshire Enclyclopedia of World History
(2004)
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Book
reviews for The American Historical
Review, Speculum, Albion, The Journal of World History, The Journal of Military
History, International History Review,
Papers (selected)
·
“Autonomy
and Subordination: The Cultural Dynamics of Small Cities”. Invited comment-paper for the Ball State
Conference on Small Cities in World History, April, 2007.
·
“Mercenaries
and Paid Men: Towards a Cross-Cultural Typology of Paid Military Service”. Paper for the Mercenaries and Paid Men
Conference,
·
“Transcultural
Warfare: The Early Middle Ages”. Invited
paper for the conference “Transcultural Wars from the Middle Ages to the 21st
Century”, Universität Regensburg, March 2004.
·
“Why
War as Law Matters: Warriors-States Discourse in Comparative Perspective”. Plenary Address, De Re Militari, at
International Medieval Congress,
·
With
Richard Abels, “A Lying Legacy: Images of Antiquity in Medieval Military
History”. Sewanee Medieval Colloquium,
April 2003.
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“Medieval
Military History: An Historiographical Survey”.
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“Warren
Hollister and Medieval Military History 20 Years After.” Haskins Society Conference, October 2001.
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“Cultures
of Death: Warrior Suicide in Europe and
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“A
‘Feudal Mutation’? Conceptual Tools and
Historical Patterns in World History.”
World History Association Conference,
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“
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“Naval
Warfare and Cultural Exchange, 800-1100.”
Medieval
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“Knights,
Milites, and Samurai.” Distinguished Lecturer Series,
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“Stephen
and Henry II: Grand Strategy, Politics and the Law.” International Medieval Congress,
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Invited
commentor, Sewanee Medieval Colloquium, 1996.
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“The
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“Pedites and Ashigaru: Infantry, Terminology and Social Status.” International Medieval Congress,
·
“Guns
and Government.” World History
Association,
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“Warfare
under Stephen: Grand Strategy and Political Structure.” Haskins Society Conference, Houston, 1993.
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“Anglo-Norman
Logistics.” Midwest Military History
Association,
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“Unfavorable
Winds: The Conqueror’s Crossing and Theories of History.” Haskins Society Conference, 1992.
Grants,
Organizations and Offices
·
NEH
Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Hawaii Pacific University, 2003-04.
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NEH
Summer Study Grant, 1992.
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AHA,
World History Association, Society for Military History, De Re Militari
(President, 2002-), Haskins Society (Journal Editor, 2000-2007), Phi Alpha
Theta.
Teaching Experience
Fields
·
World
and Comparative
I teach both parts
of a world history survey—“from the cooling of the earth to the warming of the
earth”, as someone once described it—as well as upper level seminars on focused
global and comparative topics.
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Traditional
Europe, 1000-1800
“Traditional Europe”
is a term I borrow from Warren Hollister; it stresses the continuities between
the medieval and early modern halves of a coherent period that I research and
teach in terms of those continuities.
·
Pre-modern
Military
My most common
topical focus within the above periods and methodologies, this can cover
anything from ancient to Napoleonic warfare, though I concentrate on issues
surrounding comparative studies of warfare and warrior elites, and on naval warfare.
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Philosophy
of History, Historiography
Courses
Taught (selected)
·
Intro
level courses: The World to 1500; The World since 1500;
Cultures and Traditions, an all-college readings and discussion course taught
to all sophomores at Wabash College; Freshman Tutorial: Sword and Sorcery, on
fantasy literature
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Mid-level
surveys: Europe, 400-1450;
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Upper
level seminars:
Philosophy and Craft of History; Early Human History, Medieval Warfare; The
Military Revolution, 1500-1800; Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe; Naval
History, 1000-1800; The Crusades; Byzantium; Zen and the Samurai; Anglo-Norman
Realm; Angevin Empire; Comparative European and Japanese Feudalism; War and
Warriors in the World of the 12th Century; Communications Technology
and Culture from Ancient Times to the Present, et al.
Administrative
Experience
Chair,
Department of History, Wabash College, 1999-present
Responsible
for personnel, budgets, program planning, and web site management.
Co-Chair, Cultures and
Traditions (C&T), 1992-4
Responsible
for budgets, program planning, and staff management. C&T is a two semester course required of
all
Editor, Haskins Society Journal,
2001-2007
Responsible
for managing all aspects of scholarly journal production, including review and
acceptance of articles, copyediting, and final submission to publisher. Took over to put out current volumes and successfully
cleared a three year backlog of late volumes.
Oversaw ten volumes in seven years.
President, De Re Militari
Responsible
for chairing the annual meetings of De Re, the Society for Medieval Military
History.
Affiliations
Professor
and Jane and Frederic M. Hadley Chair in History, tenured.
McLain-McTurnan-Arnold
Excellence in Teaching Award, 2007
McLain-McTurnan-Arnold
Research Award, 2005
Named
Daniel F. Evans Professor of Social Sciences in 1998 in recognition of
excellence in teaching and scholarship.
Areas:
Traditional
NEH
Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Diplomacy and Military Studies
Offered
position as NEH Endowed Chair in World History
Graduate
seminars in Military and Diplomatic History, world history
Hawaii Pacific
University, summer 1998
Visiting
Instructor.
Summer
seminar on War and Warrior Elites in Medieval Europe and
Instructor,
full time.
Areas:
early modern and modern
Visiting
Assistant professor, part time.
Areas:
medieval