Karen Taliaferro
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Mail code: 0602Campus: Tempe
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Karen Taliaferro's research interests include ancient and medieval political philosophy as well as religion and politics, with a particular emphasis on Islamic thought. Her 2019 book, The Possibility of Religious Freedom: Early Natural Law and the Abrahamic Faiths examined the perennial conflict of divine law and human law, proposing a re-examination of ancient and medieval traditions of natural law to mitigate the conflict.
Dr. Taliaferro's education includes a B.A. in Political Science and French from Marquette University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Government from Georgetown University, as well as additional training in classics from Northwestern University. She has previously taught humanities and Great Books at Villanova University and has held research fellowships at the James Madison Program at Princeton University, as well as Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Doha, Qatar. Taliaferro was awarded a 2011 NSEP/Boren grant for Arabic studies and research on human rights curriculum in Morocco. Prior to her academic career, she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer from 2006-2008 in rural Morocco, focusing on health education and development training.
- Ph.D. Government and Islamic Studies, Georgetown University 2015
- M.A. Government, Georgetown University 2013
- B.A. Political Science and French, Marquette University 2005
Courses
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEL 100 | Great Ideas Politics & Ethics |
CEL 394 | Special Topics |
CEL 599 | Thesis |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEL 499 | Individualized Instruction |
CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEL 599 | Thesis |
CEL 100 | Great Ideas Politics & Ethics |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEL 499 | Individualized Instruction |
CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEL 394 | Special Topics |
CEL 598 | Special Topics |
CEL 494 | Special Topics |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEL 499 | Individualized Instruction |
CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEL 394 | Special Topics |
CEL 394 | Special Topics |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEL 499 | Individualized Instruction |
CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEL 100 | Great Ideas Politics & Ethics |
CEL 100 | Great Ideas Politics & Ethics |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEL 499 | Individualized Instruction |
CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEL 475 | Statesmanship & Am Strategy |
CEL 100 | Great Ideas Politics & Ethics |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEL 499 | Individualized Instruction |
CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEL 499 | Individualized Instruction |
CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEL 394 | Special Topics |
CEL 100 | Great Ideas Politics & Ethics |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEL 499 | Individualized Instruction |
CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEL 194 | Special Topics |
CEL 394 | Special Topics |
2019 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEL 394 | Special Topics |
CEL 494 | Special Topics |
CEL 475 | Statesmanship & Am Strategy |
CEL 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2018 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEL 499 | Individualized Instruction |
CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEL 100 | Great Ideas Politics & Ethics |
CEL 194 | Special Topics |