Alexandra Sippel

Lecturer Alexandra Sippel is affiliated with the Center for Anglophone Studies (CAS) at Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), where she has been teaching since 2010. She holds a doctorate from Paris Sorbonne and specializes in British and Anglo-American intellectual, political, and economic history from the 17th to the 19th centuries.

Her research interests include utopian studies, radicalism, socialism, political economy, satire, and the history of economic thought. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals such as Caliban, Miranda, and XVII-XVIII, with a particular focus on figures like Jane Marcet and John Minter Morgan. Her recent work examines the Peterloo Massacre, radical poetry, and the intellectual history of labor and the commons.

Her publications reveal a strong thematic continuity centered on British radical thought, utopian literature, and the role of education and gender in political economy. She frequently contributes book reviews and editorial introductions, demonstrating her active engagement with the scholarly community.

Scientific Activities and Recognition:

• Co-founder and co-facilitator of the Transatlantic Workshop on Intellectual and Political History (ATHIP)
• Reviewer for the journal Angles
• Active member of the European Society for Utopian Studies, the Society of Anglicists in Higher Education, and the Society for Anglo-American Studies of the 17th and 18th Centuries
• Organizer of academic conferences and seminars

Teaching and Public Engagement:

• Teaches British and Economic Civilization, Business English, and methodology courses at L1 to M2 levels
• Lectures at the Institute of Political Studies (IEP) in Toulouse on property, voting rights, and healthcare systems
• Conducts public seminars on topics such as British satire, the conquest of democracy, and empiricism

She advises no formal students listed and has not received any specified scientific awards. Her primary email for contact is alexandra.sippel@univ-tlse2.fr.