Dr Hannah Lucas, Newnham
hal32@cam.ac.uk
Biographical Information
I am a Junior Research Fellow at Newnham College, where I also act as a supervisor, assistant tutor, and postgraduate mentor.
I read English at Oxford for my BA, before migrating to Emmanuel College in Cambridge for my MPhil in Medieval and Renaissance Literature. My DPhil was also based at the University of Oxford.
Research Interests
My research lies the intersection of literary history, religious studies, theology and philosophy—focused on contemplative texts and practices, and the relationship between the medieval and the modern.
I am currently preparing a monograph, Impossible Recovery: Julian of Norwich and the Phenomenology of Wellbeing, which brings the Julian of Norwich texts into dialogue with Heideggerian philosophy to investigate the intersection of wellbeing, illness, and revelation. Another ongoing project explores the relevance of medieval contemplative texts to literary criticism.
This year, I am convening the 'Contemplation: Theory / Practice' research network at CRASSH.
Selected Publications
Articles
Online Publications
‘Reading and Health in the Medieval Convent’, Early Medicine Blog – The Wellcome Trust (2017)