At al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Bokybayev Nurbakyt will defend her dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on the topic: «Circus as perfomance of contemporary culture» under the speciality «6D020400 - Cultural Studies».
The dissertation was performed at the Department of Philosophy of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
Form of defense - dissertation work
Language of defense – Kazakh.
Official reviewers:
- Kussainov Daurenbek Umerbekovich – Doctor of philosophical sciences, professor of the Kazakh national pedagogical university named after Abai. Specialty: 09.00.13 – Religious studies, philosophical anthropology and philosophy of culture (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
- Zatov Kairat Aitbekovich – Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor at the Department of Religious Studies of the Egyptian University of Islamic Culture Nur-Mubarak (Almaty, Kazakhstan). Specialty: 24.00.01 – Theory and History of Culture;
Scientific supervisors:
- Omirbekova Aliya Omirbekovna – Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor, al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
- Mahmoud Masaeli – PhD, Professor, University of Ottawa, Founder and President of the Global Think Tank: Alternative Perspectives and Global Concerns (Ottawa, Canada).
Temporary members of the Dissertation Council:
1. Sagikyzy Ayazhan - Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor, Chief Researcher at the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
2. Naurzbayeva Almira Beketovna – Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor, Department of Social and Humanitarian Disciplines, Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
3. Kozhamzharova Mayra Zhanaydarovna – Candidate of Philosophical Sciences (PhD), Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences (Pavlodar, Kazakhstan).
The defense will be held in a mixed format (online/offline) on December 4, 2025 at 10:00, Al-Farabi Library, Room 303, at the dissertation council at al-Farabi Kazakh National University for the group of specialties/educational programs «6D020600, 8D02203 – Religious Studies», «6D021500, 8D02204 – Islamic Studies», «6D020400, 8D03102 – Cultural Studies», «6D020100, 8D02202 – Philosophy», «8D02201 – Political philosophy».
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Conference ID: 944 4916 9478