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Lea Ypi

@leaypi.bsky.social

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Professor of Politics and Philosophy at the London School of Economics. Flas shqip.
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@lrb.co.ukOct 11, 2026, 9:15 AMReposted by @leaypi.bsky.social

‘In a capitalist society, you also have a degree of unfreedom, but it comes out of the complicity and of the everyday acts of millions of people.’

@leaypi.bsky.social on how we get back to ‘committed literature’, on the podcast.

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@piercepenniless.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:23 AMReposted by @leaypi.bsky.social

ON POLITICS @lrb.co.uk I ask @leaypi.bsky.social: what does it mean to be a 'politically committed' writer? A lightning sharp tour through propaganda, realism, socialist memoirs, 'accessibility' vs the avant garde, Platonic 'theatrocracy', + MORE! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

@lrb.co.ukOct 9, 2026, 7:10 AMReposted by @leaypi.bsky.social

‘The public sphere has become also very commodified because capitalism is developed; bourgeoisie is no longer just an oppositional force, it’s now power.’

@leaypi.bsky.social on what makes political writing, on the podcast.

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@lrb.co.ukOct 8, 2026, 7:38 AMReposted by @leaypi.bsky.social

On the podcast: is it still possible for writers to have political agency in a culture that instantly commodifies ideas? @leaypi.bsky.social joins @piercepenniless.bsky.social to explore the possibilities for enlightened resistance in today’s public sphere.

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@lse-sticerd-case.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 6:45 PMReposted by @leaypi.bsky.social

We had a full house in the theatre for last night’s 'Socialism after AI' event with Evgeny Morozov exploring how AI exposes deeper blind spots in socialist thought. Co-hosted by @leaypi.bsky.social & Gavin Jacobson #AlternativesToCapitalism
🎧Podcast lse.ac.uk/events/ai-so...

@londonreviewbookshop.co.ukSep 24, 2026, 6:24 PMReposted by @leaypi.bsky.social

Matthias Enard in the shop with Lea Ypi, launching his *Perfecting the Shot* (his first novel, translated by Charlotte Mandell, just out from Fitzcarraldo): pick up your signed copies here www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/perfec...

@campolis.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 2:53 PMReposted by @leaypi.bsky.social

Registration is now open for the 2026 POLIS Lecture. This year we are honoured to welcome Professor Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social who will define and answer the question, "What is Political Progress?"

Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/polis-lect...

@leaypi.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 1:04 PM

Thrilled to launch our new Alternatives to Capitalism public lecture series at LSE this year with Evgeny Morozov @evgenymorozov.bsky.social on Socialism after AI, co-hosted with @equatormag.bsky.social ! www.lse.ac.uk/events/ai-so...

@jonathanpjwhite.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 11:06 AMReposted by @leaypi.bsky.social

New article of mine-
'Time and the Neo-Monarchist Turn', European Journal of Social Theory
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@lse-ei.bsky.social @lsepoltheory.bsky.social

@balcanicaucaso.orgSep 9, 2026, 5:30 PMReposted by @leaypi.bsky.social

Il 12 settembre a #Rovereto presentazione dell’ultimo libro della scrittrice albanese Lea Ypi pubblicato in Italia: intreccia i rapporti della polizia segreta sulle spie comuniste, le testimonianze in tribunale e i ricordi personali della nonna per raccontare i moti di un Novecento buff.ly/0WLCc3Z

@espol-lab.bsky.socialSep 8, 2026, 8:57 AMReposted by @leaypi.bsky.social

💸 How does capitalism undermine freedom?

ESPOL is delighted to welcome Professor Lea Ypi (@leaypi.bsky.social) of LSE for our Opening Conference of the academic year!

📅 17 Sept 2026
🕤 14:00-16:00
📍 RS 086

Register here: espol.school/en/event/opening-conference-how-capitalism-undermines-freedom/

@leaypi.bsky.socialJul 30, 2026, 12:36 PM

My essay on literature and political commitment in the latest issue of @tribunemagazine.bsky.social

tribunemag.co.ukThe Meaning of CommitmentUniversal literature is endangered in a world where modern notions of freedom and equality have lost their power. Its crisis mirrors that of the left.
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@leaypi.bsky.socialFeb 15, 2026, 8:53 PM

Excerpts from my inaugural lecture at the College de France last week.

lemonde.fr« Il faut renouer avec la lutte pour les Lumières » : la leçon inaugurale de la philosophe Lea Ypi au Collège de FranceTRIBUNE. Jeudi 12 février, la professeure invitée par le Collège de France à la chaire « L’invention de l’Europe par les langues et les cultures » proposait de répondre à la déraison qui s’est emparée...
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