Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller is a Teaching Professor in the Department of History at DePaul University's College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, elected in 2023. His academic career is marked by a strong commitment to teaching, as evidenced by his Excellence in Teaching Award from DePaul University.

Education:

• Ph.D. in History, University of California, Santa Barbara
• M.A. in Medieval History, University of Toronto, Canada
• B.A. in History (with honors) and Literature (with honors), University of Iowa; Pembroke College, University of Oxford

Dr. Miller's research focuses on the social and religious history of the Middle Ages, with particular emphasis on violence and masculinity in Medieval England. He explores the complex relationships between knights and clerics, examining how gender and power dynamics played out in conflicts over church properties and spaces. His work often intersects with bioarchaeology and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding medieval society, as seen in his recent book "Patronage, Power, and Masculinity in Medieval England" (Routledge, 2023) and several articles.

Miller's recent publications (2010-2017) center on gender, masculinity, and violence in medieval England, often using microhistorical approaches. He has examined themes such as the mutilation of horses and ecclesiastical vestments as symbolic acts of emasculation, the role of deer parks in constructing masculine identities, and the interplay between bioarchaeological evidence and historical narratives of trauma. His work bridges history, gender studies, and archaeology.

Honors and Awards:

• Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (2023)
• Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, DePaul University (2013-2014)

Dr. Miller has extensive teaching experience, having taught a variety of courses including Ancient Rome, the Crusades, Medieval Europe, Vikings, and Witchcraft. He is known for his dedication to student learning and critical thinking, as reflected in his teaching awards and his teaching philosophy which emphasizes developing students' abilities to think critically about the past. While the text does not specify graduate student advising, he has organized teacher workshops at the Newberry Library to help high school teachers approach historical topics.

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