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Lea Ypi
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Professor of Politics and Philosophy at the London School of Economics. Flas shqip.
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Lea Ypi is an Albanian academic and author. She is a professor of political theory at the London School of Economics.

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Philosophy 27%
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Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · 5d
I talked to @newyorker.com about four books that inspired my writing about dignity.

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Dignity
The political philosopher Lea Ypi discusses four books about the inviolable quality of dignity.
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Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · 7d
"What makes Indignity particularly interesting is the way in which Ypi also grapples with the question of who her grandmother was throughout her search, adding a metafictional layer atop this fascinating historical epic". 🤩🤩🤩
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12 Must-Read Books of November 2025 - Chicago Review of Books
The November time change is a classic “good news, bad news” situation. The bad news: The sun begins setting way too early. The good news: An extra hour to read! We wanted to bring you some extra good ...
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Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · 9d
One of my favourite things this year was recording this episode of BBC Radio 3 Private Passions with Michael Berkeley where we talked about my favourite music from Limoz Dizdari to Hans Eisler’s Solidaritätslied via Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and more. Out now
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BBC Radio 3 - Private Passions, Lea Ypi
Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer and professor of political theory at LSE, Lea Ypi.
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The EBRD @ebrd.bsky.social · 11d
The #EBRDLiteraturePrize2026 is open for submissions!

New judges @marekkohn.bsky.social, Chigozie Obioma and @leaypi.bsky.social will join chair Maya Jaggi to read and consider translated literary fiction from economies where we invest.

Deadline for entries 🗓️8 Dec

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Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · 13d
Some US events open to the public next week!

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SRF News Bot @srfnews.bsky.social · 15d
Das Sachbuch «Frei» der albanischen Autorin Lea Ypi war ein Bestseller. Mit «Aufrecht» erscheint jetzt die Fortsetzung.

https://www.srf.ch/kultur/literatur/neues-von-bestseller-autorin-in-aufrecht-verteidigt-lea-ypi-die-wuerde-ihrer-grossmutter
«Aufrecht»: Lea Ypi und die Würde der Grossmutter
Das Sachbuch «Frei» der albanischen Autorin Lea Ypi war ein Bestseller. Mit «Aufrecht» erscheint jetzt die Fortsetzung.
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Helle Panke e. V. - Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Berlin @hellepanke.bsky.social · 15d
Übernächsten Montag (24. 11. 20 Uhr) freuen wir uns auf ein echtes Highlight in diesem Jahr. Die Autorin Lea Ypi spricht bei einer Kooperationsveranstaltung mit @suhrkamp.de in den Räumen @rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social mit der Podcasterin @jagodamarinic.com
Ank:
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Aufrecht - Überleben im Zeitalter der Extreme
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Flamman @flamman.se · 17d
I Lea Ypis litteratur får Albaniens turbulenta 1900-talshistoria liv. Genom livsödena framträder ett budskap: vänstern har allt att vinna på att återfinna sina transnationella rötter.

Flamman har träffat henne.

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Lea Ypi: ”Nationalstaten håller vänstern gisslan”
”Min bok är en kamp mot nihilismen” berättar den albanska författaren och filosofen under sitt Sverigebesök.
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Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · 21d
INDIGNITY is out today in the USA with @fsgbooks.bsky.social! Many thanks to everyone who helped bring it out on the other side of the Atlantic & for all the wonderful reviews already out! I will do a few events in the next couple of weeks - will share updates here!

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Suhrkamp Verlag @suhrkamp.de · 21d
»Lea Ypi hat mit ›Aufrecht‹ ein berauschend schönes Memoir über ihre Großmutter und deren Leben zwischen Osmanischem Reich, Faschismus und Kommunismus geschrieben.« (Tania Martini) – Das Buch gibt es jetzt auch handsigniert von der Autorin! shrk.vg/Aufrecht-Sig... @leaypi.bsky.social
Lea Ypi sitzt an einem Tisch, auf dem mehrere Stapel ihres Buchs »Aufrecht« liegen und lächelt in die Kamera während sie eine Ausgabe signiert. Nahaufnahme von Lea Ypis Signatur im Buch