Roberto Di Tuccio
Dr in Classics and Ancient History at Durham University.
Researching sex workers in ancient literature, gender, law, and performance 🎭🏛️🏳️🌈
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- Reposted by Roberto Di TuccioThis is hateful and dystopian. I was just on holiday in Kent. Nice to know how welcome queer people (esp children) are there eh? Please, Kent locals, write to your councillors and resist this grossness. #KidLitUK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- I did it – I’m officially Dr Di Tuccio! Huge thanks to my supervisors, examiners, and the Dept. of Classics & Ancient History at Durham. This is just the beginning. I’ll keep pushing boundaries and giving voice to ancient sex workers and other marginalised figures in Greek and Roman literature ✨📚🏛️
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- Reposted by Roberto Di TuccioRainbows in the storm: Navigating hostility and hope in LGBTQ+ lives Following last week's Supreme Court ruling & new data on suicide deaths, @davidwoodhead.bsky.social explores how mental health inequalities are impacting LGBTQ+ people, and how we can tackle these injustices👇 tinyurl.com/mpu2a7px
- I recently tried to update my LinkedIn bio to reflect my academic research on the literary portrayal of Greek sex workers (hetairai) in Imperial Graeco-Roman literature. @linkedin.com wouldn’t let me use the term “sex worker”, even in a clearly academic and respectful context.
- I changed the wording — reluctantly — but then raised a separate issue: that their moderation policies force researchers to misrepresent our work. Their response? A generic copy-paste that didn’t address the issue at all. It’s now been over a day with no follow-up.
- This isn’t just about one word. It’s about how automated moderation systems erase marginalised subjects — even in scholarly contexts — and make it harder for researchers working on gender, sexuality, and identity to speak clearly and publicly about their work.
- We need moderation that understands nuance. Scholars shouldn’t have to euphemise their research just to be allowed on the platform. #AcademicBluesky #SexWork #ResearchMatters #Humanities #ContentModeration
- I came, I wrote, I submitted! Not quite sure how I feel yet, but I can’t wait to defend my work on Graeco-Roman sex workers! (Or should I say… can’t wait to attack?) 💁🏻♂️📚
- Reposted by Roberto Di TuccioFabulous fun launch of Epic of the Earth last night at Durham with Katrina Kelly providing superb questions. Thanks so much to Magdalena Zira, Roberto di Tuccio, @profarlenehh.bsky.social Alessandro Vatri, Rory McInnes-Gibbons for sterling support @durhamclassics.bsky.social @classical_association
- The final thesis revision is hitting hard. I saw this 3rd-century CE mosaic from Antioch for the first time and almost burst into tears—Glykera, the hetaira (sex worker), standing between Comedy and Menander. Now at the Princeton University Art Museum
- Reposted by Roberto Di TuccioGet ready for another exciting Plato event in Durham, organised by me and my amazing friend and colleague Dr Giovanni Trovato! @durhamclassics.bsky.social #plato #ancientmedicine #medicalhumanities #durhamclassics
