I am an undergraduate student at Nazarbayev University in School of Humanities and Social Sciences. I major in Economics but have research interests in other social sciences as well. Address: Nazarbayev University, Kabanbay Batyr ave, 53, 010000, Astana, Kazakhtan.
How valid is the Humboldtian idea of modern university in the changing economic landscape of the ... more How valid is the Humboldtian idea of modern university in the changing economic landscape of the twenty first century? This paper attempts at a perspective based on Marx's historical materialism expounded in "Theses on Feuerbach" and "The German Ideology".
Challenging Gender Stereotypes in Piedro Almodovar's All About My Mother, Feb 2013
Essay question:
‘Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is ... more Essay question:
‘Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman’ (All About My Mother, tagline to English trailer)
Examine how Almodóvar’s All About My Mother blurs gender boundaries and questions traditional gender stereotypes.
(Dr. Jenni Lehtinen)
To What Extent Do the Grimm Brothers’ Fairy Tales Promote German Ethnic Nationalism, Dec 7, 2012
This is an investigation into the idea of a link between literature and nation-building, proposed... more This is an investigation into the idea of a link between literature and nation-building, proposed by Benedict Anderson, Timothy Brennan, Salman Rushdie, and Salman Rushdie. This paper utilizes their ideas to interpret well-known Grimms' Fairy Tales in light of emergin German Nationalism
The Inevitability of Desirable Change in Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard, as Portrayed in the Setting , Apr 6, 2013
This is an analysis of Chekhov's major work, " The Cherry Orchard", focusing on the role of the s... more This is an analysis of Chekhov's major work, " The Cherry Orchard", focusing on the role of the setting in anticipating and dramatizing upcoming change. I investigate Chekhov's symbolism in stage descriptions, and tie them to the plot.
The evaluation of the linguistic relativity hypothesis: Can grammatical gender explain the gender of personifications of abstract entities in the artist’s native language? , Jun 2012
The paper aims to evaluate the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis with a focus on grammatical gender. Much em... more The paper aims to evaluate the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis with a focus on grammatical gender. Much emphasis is done on the work of Dr. Lera Boroditsky, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stanford University.
The paper aims to identify the trend in which the collective identity in Kazakhstan is being form... more The paper aims to identify the trend in which the collective identity in Kazakhstan is being formed. I argue that Kazakhstan is constructing an ethic nation and provide some rationale behind it
The biggest CO2 emitter (1992), US left the Kyoto Protocol of 1997 in 2001. The paper aims to eva... more The biggest CO2 emitter (1992), US left the Kyoto Protocol of 1997 in 2001. The paper aims to evaluate how effective the Protocol has been ever since. I argue that the Protocol itself appears as a failure, but not complete: the aims of the Protocol are being met beyond it.
How valid is the Humboldtian idea of modern university in the changing economic landscape of the ... more How valid is the Humboldtian idea of modern university in the changing economic landscape of the twenty first century? This paper attempts at a perspective based on Marx's historical materialism expounded in "Theses on Feuerbach" and "The German Ideology".
Challenging Gender Stereotypes in Piedro Almodovar's All About My Mother, Feb 2013
Essay question:
‘Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is ... more Essay question:
‘Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman’ (All About My Mother, tagline to English trailer)
Examine how Almodóvar’s All About My Mother blurs gender boundaries and questions traditional gender stereotypes.
(Dr. Jenni Lehtinen)
To What Extent Do the Grimm Brothers’ Fairy Tales Promote German Ethnic Nationalism, Dec 7, 2012
This is an investigation into the idea of a link between literature and nation-building, proposed... more This is an investigation into the idea of a link between literature and nation-building, proposed by Benedict Anderson, Timothy Brennan, Salman Rushdie, and Salman Rushdie. This paper utilizes their ideas to interpret well-known Grimms' Fairy Tales in light of emergin German Nationalism
The Inevitability of Desirable Change in Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard, as Portrayed in the Setting , Apr 6, 2013
This is an analysis of Chekhov's major work, " The Cherry Orchard", focusing on the role of the s... more This is an analysis of Chekhov's major work, " The Cherry Orchard", focusing on the role of the setting in anticipating and dramatizing upcoming change. I investigate Chekhov's symbolism in stage descriptions, and tie them to the plot.
The evaluation of the linguistic relativity hypothesis: Can grammatical gender explain the gender of personifications of abstract entities in the artist’s native language? , Jun 2012
The paper aims to evaluate the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis with a focus on grammatical gender. Much em... more The paper aims to evaluate the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis with a focus on grammatical gender. Much emphasis is done on the work of Dr. Lera Boroditsky, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stanford University.
The paper aims to identify the trend in which the collective identity in Kazakhstan is being form... more The paper aims to identify the trend in which the collective identity in Kazakhstan is being formed. I argue that Kazakhstan is constructing an ethic nation and provide some rationale behind it
The biggest CO2 emitter (1992), US left the Kyoto Protocol of 1997 in 2001. The paper aims to eva... more The biggest CO2 emitter (1992), US left the Kyoto Protocol of 1997 in 2001. The paper aims to evaluate how effective the Protocol has been ever since. I argue that the Protocol itself appears as a failure, but not complete: the aims of the Protocol are being met beyond it.
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‘Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman’ (All About My Mother, tagline to English trailer)
Examine how Almodóvar’s All About My Mother blurs gender boundaries and questions traditional gender stereotypes.
(Dr. Jenni Lehtinen)
‘Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman’ (All About My Mother, tagline to English trailer)
Examine how Almodóvar’s All About My Mother blurs gender boundaries and questions traditional gender stereotypes.
(Dr. Jenni Lehtinen)