PhD.
1989-1996. University of Western Ontario, Department of
History.
Thesis: "Moral Philosophy and the
Intellectual
World of the Justices: The United States Supreme Court, 1860-1910."
A study of the influence of
mid-nineteenth century
Moral Philosophy as taught in the antebellum colleges on the
intellectual
make-up of eight Supreme Court justices.
Supervisors: Dr. Jean V. Matthews
(Nineteenth-century
U. S. and Intellectual History) and David H. Flaherty (Colonial U. S.
and
Legal History).
Comprehensive Fields: Anglo-American
Legal History,
Colonial America, Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century England.
Courses: Modern England, 1789-1945,
The European
Enlightenment, Colonial American Legal History.
MA.
1987-1989. University of Waterloo, Department of History.
Thesis: "Corporations and the Common
Law of
Contracts: The Earlier History of Contract Law and Its Application to
the
Artificial Person in the United States."
Supervisor: Dr. Stanley Johanneson.
Courses: Seventeenth-Century
England, Twentieth-Century
United States.
BA (Hon).
1979-1982. University of Toronto, Department History.
2004-2008.
Professor, Liberal Arts Program, School of English & Liberal
Studies, Faculty of Business, Seneca College of Applied Arts and
Technology, Toronto, Ontario.
Courses: "The Development of Western Thought," I-IV.
The Humanities courses in the LAT program introduce students to major
developments in the history of western civilization and to the
importance
of ideas in history. Stretching over four semesters, the courses
cover
European history from the dawn of history in the Bronze Age to the Cold
War, with particular emphasis on the development of philosophy.
Course: "Advanced Communications."
Developing communications skills is an important element of the LAT
program. This third-semester course builds competence in
effective communication and applied writing skills by focussing on the
use of language in business and other non-academic settings.
2000-2003. Instructor, Nova Scotia
Community
College, Library and Information Science Program.
Course: "The History of Western
Civilization."
This online course introduces
students to key
developments in the history of western civilization while placing the
subject
in a broader global perspective that balances the traditional
"Euro-centric"
nature of this course. General objectives include developing written
communication
and discussion skills, the ability to locate and use online historical
sources, and a degree of comfort using electronic information
technology.
Course: "Science and Technology."
This online course is designed to
introduce
students without a science background to the history of science and to
basic concepts in science and technology. General objectives include
developing
written communication and discussion skills, the ability to use
effectively
a variety of online search engines, the ability to locate and
critically
evaluate online information sources, and promoting a broad familiarity
with using electronic information technology.
2002-2003. Lecturer, Department of
History,
University of Saskatchewan.
Course: "The American
Colonies and
the United States."
This second-year survey course deals with selected
topics in
the social, political, and economic history of the United States from
the
beginning of European exploration and settlement to the 1990s.
The
objective of the course is to provide a broad overview of the history
of
the United States and to examine selected themes such as the effects of
economic change and development, of social and political reform, and of
changing beliefs and values.
2002-2003. Instructor, Library
and Information
Technology Programme, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and
Technology
(SIAST).
Course: "World History."
The course is intended to provide
students with
a broad outline of World History from a variety of perspectives:
social,
religious, political, cultural, chronological, and thematic. The
course is also intended to help students develop their research and
communication
skills using both traditional methods and electronic media.
Course: "Canadian
Government: A Political and Historical Perspective."
This online course is intended to
familiarize
students with the history of the Canadian Government and parliamentary
system, including the Constitution from 1867 to the present.
1999-2000. Lecturer,
University of Saskatchewan.
Course: "The Americas."
This course is designed to introduce
students
to important historical themes in the Americas from pre-colonial times
through to the present. Emphasis is also placed on developing research,
organizational, and writing skills as the foundation for future
studies.
1996-98. Instructor, College
of the North
Atlantic, Labrador West Campus.
Course: "Introduction to Computers."
Course: "Introduction to Microsoft
Office."
Course: "Microsoft Excel."
Course: "The History of
Newfoundland
and Labrador."
This survey course examines selected
topics
in the history of Newfoundland/Labrador from European discovery to the
present. The course fosters an understanding of how geography, imperial
rivalries, economy, religion, and politics have shaped the development
of Newfoundland.
Course: "The Visual Arts in
the Twentieth
Century."
This second year course examines the
major movements
in the visual arts from Impressionism through Postmodernism. Classroom
discussion focuses on the lives and works of selected artists to
develop
an understanding of their artistic and cultural aims.
Course: "The History of
Modern Art."
This second-year course examines the
roots of
modern art and artists who had an important role in its development.
The
subject matter is organized around a close examination of important
periods
in the history of art such as the Renaissance, the Baroque,
Neo-Classicism,
Romanticism, and Impressionism.
1993-95. Research Assistant to
Dr. James
E. Crimmins, Dean of Arts and Social Science, Huron College, London,
Ontario.
My primary role was providing
research material
for the annotations to Dr. Crimmins's edition of Jeremy
Bentham's Church
of Englandism. In addition, I spent considerable time editing the
text
of both the manuscript and the annotations to insure their accuracy and
to prepare them for the press.
1990-94. Teaching Assistant,
Department of History,
University of Western Ontario.
Course: "Modern Europe:
1715 to
the Present."
This first-year course serves as an
introduction
to the History program in general and European History in particular.
Discussion
centres on the textbook, Palmer and Colton, as well as several primary
sources from different periods. Emphasis is placed on developing
literacy
skills and historical methods.
1993. Lecturer, Humanities
Division, Scarborough
College, University of Toronto.
Course: "Europe in the
Eighteenth Century,
1700-1789."
This third-year course examines the
origins
and nature of the European Enlightenment. The lectures and discussions
focus on Enlightened ideas and their effect on European social,
political,
and religious thought.
1989-90. Teaching Assistant,
Department
of History, University of Western Ontario.
Course: "The United
States: The
Colonial Period to the Present."
This introductory, second-year
course in American
History is a requirement for the Honours program. Tutorial discussions
centre on thematic secondary readings.
1988. Research Assistant to
Dr. Gordon
H. Boyce, Economic History Unit, Victoria University of Wellington,
Wellington,
New Zealand.
1988. Marking Assistant,
Department of
History, University of Waterloo.
Works
in Progress
Bailey, M. W. "Justice John Marshall
Harlan and
the Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration: Natural Law and the Challenge
of
Utilitarianism." In progress.
Bailey, M.
W. "Insanity and the
Issue of Moral
Responsibility in Nineteenth-Century American Jurisprudence." In
progress.
Books
Bailey, M.
W. Guardians of the
Moral Order:
The Legal Philosophy of the Supreme Court, 1860-1910. DeKalb,
IL: Northern Illinois University Press, 2004.
Articles
Bailey, M. W. S.v. "Angell, Joseph
Kinnicutt." American
National Biography, edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes.
New
York: Oxford University Press-USA, 1999.
Bailey, M.
W. S.v. "Harlan, James." American
National Biography, edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes.
New
York: Oxford University Press-USA, 1999.
Bailey, M.
W. S.v. "Oliphant,
Herman." American
National Biography, edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes.
New
York: Oxford University Press-USA, 1999.
Bailey, M.
W. "John Reeves, Esq.,
Newfoundland's
First Chief Justice: English Law and Politics in the Eighteenth
Century." Newfoundland
Studies 14 (No. 1, 1999): 28-49.
Bailey, M.
W. "Early Legal Education
in the
United States: Natural Law Theory and Law as a Moral Science." Journal
of Legal Education 48 (No. 3, September 1998): 311.
Bailey, M.
W. "Moral Philosophy, the
United
States Supreme Court and the Nation's Character, 1860-1910." Canadian
Journal of Law and Jurisprudence 10 (No. 2, July 1997): 249-271.
Bailey, M.
W. "Practical Chemistry
and the Scottish
Enlightenment." Western Journal of Graduate Research 4 (1993):
35-44.
Bailey, M.
W. and Gordon H. Boyce.
"The Impact
of Government Policy on the Manufacturing and Marketing of Steel in
Canada:
DOFASCO, Inc., 1912-1970." Business and Economic History, 2nd
ser.,
18 (1989): 228-237.
Reviews
Bailey, M. W. "Review of Broken
Trusts: The
Texas Attorney General Versus the Oil Industry, 1889-1909, by
Jonathan
W. Singer. Gulf South Historical Review.
Bailey, M.
W. "Review of Daniel
Warner and
the Paradox of Religious Democracy in Nineteenth-Century America,
by
Thomas A. Fudge. Canadian Journal of History 34 (Dec. 1999):
486-488.