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@thaisisproject.bsky.social

MSCA-PF project, 2025-27: Rethinking medieval & modern sexualities through the ‘harlot saint’ Thais. Researcher: Alicia Smith, @timekeptcity.bsky.social. Follow for updates on ongoing research on this complex and fascinating figure in medieval culture!

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THAISIS @thaisisproject.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

New blog post: Here's an image I wasn't expecting. In fact, I had to look twice to really believe it: had this medieval manuscript illustrator really chosen to depict this saint up her neck in her own shit? www4.uib.no/en/research/...

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THAISIS @thaisisproject.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

One of my favourite images of Thais: something of a sly smile, and what is she looking at? 👀 Bibliothèque Nationale Française, MS Esp. 44, f.219v.

A medieval manuscript page with an illuminated initial T showing a woman with a wimple looking out of the window of a small building.

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THAISIS @thaisisproject.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Thanks for checking out my research - sex, money, power in the medieval and postmedieval figure of sex worker turned saint Thais. More details and permanent links at the project page: www4.uib.no/en/research/...

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Research project: THAISIS

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THAISIS @thaisisproject.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Finally getting project social media up and running! It's been a rollercoaster first few months as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions postdoc @ec.europa.eu at the University of Bergen, Norway 🇳🇴, and some great stuff has happened so far.

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