Carol McNamara
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Mail code: 9520Campus: Tempe
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Carol McNamara is a scholar of politics and literature, and a founder and leader of civic-minded academic organizations. She is currently the director of the Great Hearts Institute for Classical Education. Previously, she was the associate director at the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership and senior director for the Center for Constitutional Design at Arizona State University. She founded and led institutes of politics and public service at two Utah universities. Dr. McNamara holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto and a PhD in Politics from Boston College. Her academic teaching and publishing address Shakespeare's politics, ancient Greek political philosophy, Civic thought, and the work of American author, Tom Wolfe.
- Ph.D. Political Science, Boston College
- B.A. Political Science, University of Toronto, Canada
Research focuses on politics and literature, ancient political thought, and the American presidency. Publications include articles on the thought of Tom Wolfe, Shakespeare's Politics, and Xenophon's Socrates, as well as an edited volume on The Obama Presidency in the Constitutional Order.
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CEL 598 | Special Topics |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CEL 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CEL 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CEL 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CEL 494 | Special Topics |
| CEL 394 | Special Topics |
| CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CEL 484 | Internship |
| CEL 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CEL 394 | Special Topics |
| CEL 484 | Internship |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CEL 484 | Internship |
| CEL 484 | Internship |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CEL 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CEL 484 | Internship |
| CEL 394 | Special Topics |
| CEL 394 | Special Topics |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CEL 484 | Internship |
| CEL 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CEL 394 | Special Topics |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CEL 484 | Internship |
| CEL 484 | Internship |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CEL 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| CEL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CEL 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CEL 484 | Internship |
| CEL 394 | Special Topics |
| CEL 494 | Special Topics |
| CEL 494 | Special Topics |
McNamara is the editor of the Center for Constitutional Design Substack newsletter "Constitutional Conversations."