Critical Cabaret:
Lea Ypi

Lea Ypi is an Albanian-born political theorist and Professor of Political Theory at the London School of Economics, and one of the most compelling voices in contemporary political thought. 

She rose to international prominence with Free: Coming of Age at the End of History, an acclaimed memoir of growing up in communist Albania, translated into more than 30 languages worldwide. 

On the occasion of the Slovenian publication of her most recent book Indignity by Mladinska knjiga, we invite you to a conversation with Lea Ypi on her work. 

In Indignity, she reconstructs the life of her grandmother Leman Ypi, tracing a journey through war, migration, love and ideological upheaval in 20th-century Europe. Blending philosophy with intimate family history, the book confronts questions of dignity, moral responsibility, and the power of political judgment. 

The conversation at Critical Cabaret with Srećko Horvat will extend beyond the book to our contemporary world and why these questions matter now. This is a rare opportunity to hear one of today’s most important thinkers in conversation.