Gezim Alpion

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Gëzim Alpion specialises in the sociology of success, religion, nationality, media and authorship. He is developing the idea of 'fame capital' and exploring the significance of Mother Teresa's 'dark night of the soul' in a postmodernist context. He is able to supervise research in:

Sociology of success and fame: charisma, fame capital, celebrity culture and celebrification of politics
Sociology of religion: role of religious icons in contemporary society, religion and postmodernity, relationship between mysticism and scholasticism, and women’s empowerment in Catholicism
Sociology of authorship: production of knowledge, originary genius and copyright
Sociology of media: mis/representations and stereotyping
Sociology of nationality: national identity, anarchy and nationalism

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Why are modern spiritual icons absent in celebrity studies? The role of intermediaries in enhancing Mother Teresa’s advocacy in India and Australia prior to the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize
Alpion, G., 12 Feb 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Celebrity Studies. 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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The Emergence of Mother Teresa as a Religious Visionary and the Initial Resistance to Her Charism/a: A Sociological and Public Theology Perspective
Alpion, G., 30 Dec 2014, In: International Journal of Public Theology. 8, 1, p. 25-50
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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The Specter of Communalism and the Eugenic Solution to Britain’s Immigration Problem
Alpion, G., 30 Dec 2014, Becoming Minority: How Discourses and Policies Produce Minorities in Europe and India. Tripathy, J. & Padmanabhan, S. (eds.). London: SAGE Publications, p. 196-223 28 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

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Cyberbani: Being a Human in the New Media Environment
Alpion, G., 1 Jan 2009, In: The Review of Communication Journal. 9, 1, p. 58-59 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Encounters with Civilizations: From Alexander the Great to Mother Teresa
Alpion, G., 1 Jan 2009, Globic Press.
Research output: Book/Report › Book

Gezim Alpion

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Why are modern spiritual icons absent in celebrity studies? The role of intermediaries in enhancing Mother Teresa’s advocacy in India and Australia prior to the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize

The Emergence of Mother Teresa as a Religious Visionary and the Initial Resistance to Her Charism/a: A Sociological and Public Theology Perspective

The Specter of Communalism and the Eugenic Solution to Britain’s Immigration Problem

Cyberbani: Being a Human in the New Media Environment

Encounters with Civilizations: From Alexander the Great to Mother Teresa