"Only memories,
fading memories, blending into dull tableaux, I want them back."
--Barenaked Ladies, "The Old Apartment"
Screen shot
from my appearance on Deadliest Warriors.
(What does “Chair, Wabash College” mean?)
Stephen Morillo
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Chair of Social Sciences Division 765-361-6309 -
morillos@wabash.edu www.wabash.edu/depart/history/morillo.htm President, De Re Militari |
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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 Europe at
all levels from introductory surveys to upper level seminars and graduate classes.
Education
Jesus College, Oxford DPhil, 1985
Dissertation:
“English Royal Warfare, 1066-1154”.
Supervisor: JFA Mason. Read for
degree approval by John Prestwich and Frank Barlow.
·
Rhodes
Scholar
Harvard College AB, 1980
Magna
cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard Scholar
Professional
Activity
Publications
Books
- 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.
- Frameworks of
World History: Network, Hierarchies, Culture.
Interpretive world history textbook. Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Miles, Lynne, and Morillo. Sources for Frameworks of World History. Sourcebook for world
history. Oxford University Press,
2013.
- Mapping Patterns
of World History.
2v annotated atlas of world history. (Oxford University Press, 2012).
- Contributor to Knights
in History and Legend (Global Book Publishing, 2009).
- 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?
Historiographical survey and analysis. Polity Press, 2006.
- Sanders, Nelson and Morillo, Cultural Encounters: Themes and Sources in World History. McGraw-Hill, 2005. World history source book.
- The Battle of
Hastings. Sources and Interpretations. Ed. and
introduction. Boydell
and Brewer, 1996.
- 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 D. Bachrach, ed., Festschrift
for Bernard Bachrach (forthcoming).
- “Bullets in Motion”, in Douglas Northrup, ed., A Companion to World History (Oxford:
Wiley-Blackwell, 2012).
- “Justifications, Theories and Customs of War”, in The Cambridge History of War, ed.
David Graff et al., (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming).
- “Cities, Networks, and Cultures of Knowledge: A
Global Overview”, in Kenneth Hall, ed., The
Growth of Non-Western Cities: Primary and Secondary Urban Networking, c.
900-1900, Comparative Urban Studies (New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 2011).
- “The Ent
Wives: Investigating the Spiritual Core of Lord of the Rings”, in Paul Kerry, ed., The Ring
and the Cross: Christianity in the Writings of J.R.R. Tolkien (Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson
UP, 2011).
- “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).
- “Mercenaries, Mamluks and
Militia: Towards a Cross-Cultural Typology of Military Service”, in John
France, ed., Medieval Mercenaries (Brill:
Leiden, 2007), 243-260.
- “The Sword of Justice: War and State Formation in
Comparative Perspective”, Journal of
Medieval Military History 4 (2006), 1-17.
- “Expecting
Cowardice: Medieval Battle Tactics Reconsidered”, Journal of Medieval Military History 4 (2006), 65-73.
- “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.
- “Battle Seeking: The Contexts and Limits of Vegetian Strategy”, The Journal of Medieval Military History 1 (2002), 21-41.
- “Cultures of Death: Warrior Suicide in Europe and
Japan”, The Medieval History Journal 4, 2
(2001), 241-257.
- “Milites, Knights and
Samurai: Military Terminology, Comparative History, and the Problem of
Translation”, in B. Bachrach and R. Abels, eds.,
The Normans and their Adversaries at War:
Essays in Honor of C. Warren Hollister. (Boydell and
Brewer, 2001), 167-184.
- “The ‘Age of Cavalry’ Revisited” in D. Kagay, ed., The Circle of
War. (Boydell and Brewer, 1999).
- “Guns and Government: A Comparative Study of Europe
and Japan.” Journal of World History 6 (1995), 75-106.
- “Hastings: An Unusual Battle.” The
Haskins Society Journal 2 (1990), 95-104.
- 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),
The Encyclopedia of War (2011);
regional editor for The Oxford
Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare (2010)
- Book reviews for The American Historical Review, Speculum, Albion, The Journal of
World History, The Journal of Military History, International History
Review, Shropshire Archeological Society,
Choice, and others.
Lectures,
Presentations, and Conference Papers (selected)
- “Ibn Khaldun
Views Olitski.”
32nd Annual LaFollette
Lecture, Wabash College, October 2011.
- “Frontiers of Knowledge: Justifications of War in
Comparative Perspective.”
Conference on Frontiers in Medieval Warfare, Caceres, Spain,
November 2010.
- “Barbary Pirates to Somalis: A Veteran’s Day
Perspective on the World history of Piracy.” Invited guest lecture for The Military
History Lecture Series, Northern Kentucky University, November
2009.
- “Wise Practitioners, Informed Officials and Worldly
Travelers: The Structures of Knowledge in the Eurasian Network,
pre-1500”. Invited comment-paper
for the Ball State Conference on Small Cities in World History, April, 2009.
- “World Naval History: The Crucial Global
Shift”. Paper delivered at the
Society for Military History, Murfreesboro TN, April
2009.
- “A Model of Small City Cultural Dynamics in World
History”. Paper delivered at the
World History Association Conference, London, June
2008.
- “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, University of
Wales, Swansea; July, 2005.
- “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, Kalamazoo, May 2003
- With Richard Abels, “A
Lying Legacy: Images of Antiquity in Medieval Military History”. Sewanee Medieval Colloquium, April 2003.
- “Medieval Military History: An
Historiographical Survey”. Midwest
Medieval Association, September 2002.
- “Warren Hollister and Medieval Military History 20
Years After.” Haskins Society
Conference, October 2001.
- “Cultures of Death: Warrior Suicide in Europe and
Japan.” Midwest Medieval
Association, September 2000.
- “A ‘Feudal Mutation’? Conceptual Tools and Historical Patterns
in World History.” World History
Association Conference, Boston, June 2000.
- “Battle Seeking: The Contexts and Limits of Vegetian Strategy.”
International Medieval Congress, Kalamazoo, May 2000; also invited
comment on De Re Militari plenary address, “Vegetian Strategy” by Cliff Rogers, USMA.
- “Naval Warfare and Cultural Exchange, 800-1100.” Medieval Academy of America, 1999.
- “Knights, Milites, and
Samurai.” Distinguished Lecturer
Series, Hawaii Pacific University, 1998.
- “Stephen and Henry II: Grand Strategy, Politics and
the Law.” International Medieval
Congress, Kalamazoo, 1996.
- “The Battle
of Hastings and Medieval Military History.” Ball State University, 1995.
- “Pedites and Ashigaru:
Infantry, Terminology and Social Status.”
International Medieval Congress, Kalamazoo, 1994.
- “Anglo-Norman Logistics.” Midwest Military History Association,
Champagne, 1993.
Grants,
Organizations and Offices
- NEH Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Hawaii Pacific
University, 2003-04.
- NEH Summer Study Grant, 1992.
- 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. - 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. - 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
·
Mid-level
surveys: Europe, 400-1450; Europe, 1400-1800; The
European Transformation, 1000-1800; European Military History, 1000-1800
·
Upper
level seminars:
Philosophy and Craft of 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,
Division III, Social Sciences, Wabash College, 2010-present
Responsible for personnel both within the Division and, with the Dean and other two Division Chairs, for hiring, tenure, and promotion decisions College-wide. Responsible for budgets, program planning, and top-level administration for Social Sciences Division, consisting of five academic Departments.
Chair,
Department of History, Wabash College, 1999-2010
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 Wabash sophomores and taught each semester by 15 to 20 faculty
drawn from across campus. I was the
first untenured Co-Chair in the history of the course from its creation in
1971.
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,
2002-present
Responsible for chairing the annual
meetings of De Re, the Society for Medieval Military History.
Affiliations
Wabash College, 1989-present
Chair, Division III (Social
Sciences), 2010 –present.
Professor and Jane and Frederic M.
Hadley Chair in History, tenured, 1999-2010.
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 Europe; world history, military history, historiography.
Norwich University, 2009-present
Professor for periodic online
graduate seminars in pre-modern world military history.
Hawaii Pacific University, 2003-04
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 Japan.
University of Georgia, 1988-89
Instructor, full time.
Areas:
early modern and modern Europe.
Loyola University, New Orleans,
1987-88
Visiting Assistant professor, part
time.
Areas:
medieval Europe, world history.