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.
THAISIS
@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!
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/...
Research project: THAISIS
www4.uib.no
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.