Alicia Smith
timekeptcity.bsky.social
Researcher & teacher in medieval studies. Currently Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Bergen, Norway, researching sex, money, & power in the story of the 'harlot saint' Thais: see @thaisisproject.bsky.social for more!
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Our working group had the second gathering at the Vatican yesterday Much of the discussion took place under the Chatham House Rule. Below, I share some of the points from the meeting, in the hope of informing others about some of the dominant themes of discussion
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...time in purgatory in the form of the baths, as a bath attendant. (Shades of Spirited Away?) Gregory prayed for the soul of Paschasius and next time he went to the baths Paschasius was gone, so presumably the prayers were effective. This event is mentioned and sometimes illustrated in...
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Teaching medieval contemplative texts today, I began with a short meditation. I've never led this in an academic class before, so it was fascinating to see how it affected the following discussions. The atmosphere felt more grounded and thoughtful, and it led to interesting readings of the texts
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This is vital. Writing helps us think. So many students are saying they turn to LLMs because they don’t know what to say, and need to hear that not knowing is normal as one starts to write.
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