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Dr Chris Doyle

B.A, MA, Ph.D

Contact Details

Lecturer Above The Bar
E: cdoyle@universityofgalway.ie
 
researcher
 

Biography

Chris is a Lecturer Above the Bar in Ancient and Early Medieval History in the School of History and Philosophy at the University of Galway.
He is a cultural historian of ancient and early medieval Europe and the Near East.
Chris is interested in interethnic cultural interaction between the so-called 'civilised and the savage', as well as the transformation from polytheist to monotheist religious practices, with a focus on material culture.

Research Interests

Interethnic cultural interaction
Race and Identity in ancient and medieval era
Roman and early medieval Christian & Islamic law
Numismatics
Polytheist & monotheist iconography
Transition from polytheism to monotheism
Political, social, military, and religious history of late antique/early medieval Ireland, Europe, Byzantium, and the Near East

Books

  Year Publication
(2020) Honorius : The Fight for the Roman West AD 395-423.
Chris Doyle (2020) Honorius : The Fight for the Roman West AD 395-423. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY: Routledge. [DOI] [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2015) 'Declaring Victory, concealing Defeat? Continuity and Change in Imperial Coinage of the Roman West, c.383–c.408'
Chris Doyle (2015) 'Declaring Victory, concealing Defeat? Continuity and Change in Imperial Coinage of the Roman West, c.383–c.408' In: Shifting Genres in Late Antiquity. :157-171 Farnham: Ashgate. [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
(2015) 'Review of Gordon, C.D. 2013. “The Age of Attila: fifth-century Byzantium and the barbarians”. Edited by David S. Potter'
Chris Doyle (2015) 'Review of Gordon, C.D. 2013. “The Age of Attila: fifth-century Byzantium and the barbarians”. Edited by David S. Potter' The Medieval Review, . [Details]
(2014) 'Review of Conant, J. 2012. “Staying Roman: conquest and identity in Africa and the Mediterranean, 439- 700”'
Chris Doyle (2014) 'Review of Conant, J. 2012. “Staying Roman: conquest and identity in Africa and the Mediterranean, 439- 700”' Journal of Late Antiquity, 7 (1) :185-187. [DOI] [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
(2017) Pacification and Counter Insurgency in Historical Perspective,
Chris Doyle (2017) The Pacifier of the World: Roman Coin Motifs as a Counterinsurgency Tactic AD 271-275. [Invited Oral Presentation], Pacification and Counter Insurgency in Historical Perspective, All Souls College, University of Oxford, UK, , 04-OCT-17 - 04-OCT-17. [Details]
(2016) UCC Classics Society Guest Lecture,
Chris Doyle (2016) On the Run in the Atlas Mountains; guerrilla war in late Roman North Africa. [Invited Lecture], UCC Classics Society Guest Lecture, Department of Classics, University College Cork , 29-NOV-16 - 29-NOV-16. [Details]
(2016) International Medieval Congress (IMC) Leeds, UK,
Chris Doyle (2016) Pretium inpone carni humanae; siege cannibalism in the 5th century. [Conference Paper], International Medieval Congress (IMC) Leeds, UK, University of Leeds, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom , 04-JUL-16 - 07-JUL-16. [Details]
(2016) International Medieval Congress (IMC) Leeds, UK,
Chris Doyle (2016) Rome and After (3 panels). [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], International Medieval Congress (IMC) Leeds, UK, University of Leeds, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom , 04-JUL-16 - 07-JUL-16. [Details]
(2015) International Medieval Congress (IMC) Leeds, UK,
Chris Doyle (2015) Obliterate, Reinsert, Repeat; two cases of damnatio memoria from late antiquity. [Conference Paper], International Medieval Congress (IMC) Leeds, UK, University of Leeds, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom , 06-JUL-15 - 09-JUL-15. [Details]
(2015) International Medieval Congress (IMC) Leeds, UK,
Chris Doyle (2015) Damnatio Memoriae; reform, renewal, and rhetorics of legitimation in late antiquity (1 panel). [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], International Medieval Congress (IMC) Leeds, UK, University of Leeds, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom , 06-JUL-15 - 09-JUL-15. [Details]
(2014) Classical Association Conference,
Chris Doyle (2014) The Right Hand of Victory; triumphal symbolism in late antiquity. [Conference Paper], Classical Association Conference, University of Nottingham, UK, , 13-APR-14 - 16-APR-14. [Details]
(2014) International Medieval Congress (IMC) Leeds, UK,
Chris Doyle (2014) What Happens When We Leave? Gildas and the ending of Roman Britain. [Conference Paper], International Medieval Congress (IMC) Leeds, UK, University of Leeds, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom , 07-JUL-14 - 10-JUL-14. [Details]
(2013) Shifting Frontiers in Late Antiquity Conference,
Chris Doyle (2013) Declaring Victory, Concealing Defeat; continuity and change in late Roman coinage. [Conference Paper], Shifting Frontiers in Late Antiquity Conference, University of Ottawa, Canada , 21-MAR-13 - 24-MAR-13. [Details]
(2012) Imperialism and Identities at the Edges of the Roman World,
Chris Doyle (2012) ‘Tyrant of Libya’: Gildo (Comes Africae) AD 397-98. [Conference Paper], Imperialism and Identities at the Edges of the Roman World, Petnica Science Center, Serbia , 20-SEP-12 - 23-SEP-12. [Details]
(2012) International Medieval Congress (IMC) Leeds, UK,
Chris Doyle (2012) Pro Patria; the manumission of slaves in defence of the Roman homeland. [Conference Paper], International Medieval Congress (IMC) Leeds, UK, University of Leeds, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom , 09-JUL-12 - 12-JUL-12. [Details]
(2012) Irish Conference of Medievalists (ICM),
Chris Doyle (2012) Stilicho; the man who would be emperor. [Conference Paper], Irish Conference of Medievalists (ICM), University College Dublin , 03-JUL-12 - 05-JUL-12. [Details]

Thesis

  Year Publication
(2014) PhD Thesis: The Endgame of Treason, Suppressing Rebellion and Usurpation in the Late Roman Empire, AD397-411.
Chris Doyle (2014) PhD Thesis: The Endgame of Treason, Suppressing Rebellion and Usurpation in the Late Roman Empire, AD397-411. Thesis [Details]

Employment

  Employer Position From / To
University of Galway Lecturer 01-SEP-05 /
NUIGalway Coordinator, Access Mature Students Programme 01-SEP-20 / 30-JUN-22

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2022 NUIGalway Postgraduate Diploma in Academic Practice Education
2020 AHEAD Start, East Hall, UCD, Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin Certificate in Disability Needs Assessment Disability Needs Assessment
2021 NUI Galway Certificate in Universal Design for Teaching and Learning Staff Development
2018 NUIGalway Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Education
2014 NUIGalway PhD History

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
MA (Medieval and Antiquity) Programme Board Member /

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
Centre for Antique, Medieval and Pre-Modern Studies (CAMPS), NUIGalway Member /
American Academy of Research Historians of Medieval Spain (AARHMS) Member /
Fédération Internationale des Instituts d¿Etudes Médiévales (FIDEM) Member /
Medieval Academy of America (MAA) Member /
Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies (ASPHS) Member /
The Classical Association, UK Member /
Irish Association of Professional Historians Member /
International Network for the Study of Late Antiquity Member /
Classical Association of Ireland Member /
Royal Numismatic Society Fellow /

Teaching Interests

I teach Ancient and Medieval Irish, European, and Near Eastern History at all academic levels.

Current Postgraduate Students (Taught)

  Name Degree Primary Supervisor
Noelle Gutzmer MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9) Y

Recent Postgraduate Students

  Graduation Name Degree Primary Supervisor
2018 Jessica Keane MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9) Y

Modules Taught

  Term/Year Module Title Module Code Subject / Desc
2019- Ireland in the Early Medieval World HI1104 History
2019- Rome and its Neighbours 1FSD2&5 History; Diploma in Foundation Studies
2007- From Paganism to Christianity 1FSD2&5; 1DFS3&6 History; Diploma in Foundation Studies
2007- The Transformation of the Ancient World 1FSD2&5; 1DFS3&6 History; Diploma in Foundation Studies
2010- Pivotal Moments in Antiquity and the Middle Ages 1FSD2&5; 1DFS3&6 History; Diploma in Foundation Studies
2019-21 History of the Roman Empire CC228 Classics: 2nd year undergraduate module
2017-18 Early Medieval Europe, 5th-9th century HI229 History: 2nd year undergraduate module
2017-18 Researching, Presenting and Writing History: From Hibernia to Persia; cultural interaction & assimilation on Rome's frontiers in late antiquity HI574.I & MVS1 History: 3rd year undergraduate & MA in Medieval Studies module
2016-17 Researching, Presenting and Writing History: Gloria Romanorum; Ruler and administration in the Late Roman Empire, AD200-500 HI574.II History: 2nd year undergraduate module
2016-17 Expressions of Power in Antiquity: Early Italy and the Rise of Rome CC305 Classics: 3rd year undergraduate module
2015-17 Barbarians CC316 Classics: 3rd year undergraduate module
2015-16 Decline and Fall of the Western Roman Empire HI1129 History: 2nd year undergraduate module

External Collaborators

  Name Organisation / Institute Country Description of Collaboration
Professor Christa Tuczay and Dr Thomas Ballhausen Universität Wien AUSTRIA
Book: Of Man Eating Man: Medieval and Early Modern Cannibalism. Explorations in Medieval Culture series. (Leiden: Brill)