Dr Hannah Lucas
@hannahalucas.bsky.social
Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow @mpiwg.bsky.social / @tuberlin.bsky.social.
Medieval lit, mysticism, medical hums. Sometime yoga teacher. IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY @columbiaup.bsky.social. She/her.
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Medieval lit, mysticism, medical hums. Sometime yoga teacher. IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY @columbiaup.bsky.social. She/her.
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Dr Hannah Lucas
@hannahalucas.bsky.social
· Jan 21
🥳 It’s publication day! 🥳
IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY is now available to buy and online via institutional access.
Read more about the book and buy a copy at 20% off with code CUP20: cup.columbia.edu/book/impossi...
Or access online: www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY is now available to buy and online via institutional access.
Read more about the book and buy a copy at 20% off with code CUP20: cup.columbia.edu/book/impossi...
Or access online: www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
Reposted by Dr Hannah Lucas
From the archive. Discover the mystical experiences of Julian Norwich and explore the concepts of yogic perception in these blog posts from our Philosophy list! buff.ly/NNYxixt #SPEP2025 #Philsosphy #Yoga #Mysticism
October 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
From the archive. Discover the mystical experiences of Julian Norwich and explore the concepts of yogic perception in these blog posts from our Philosophy list! buff.ly/NNYxixt #SPEP2025 #Philsosphy #Yoga #Mysticism
Reposted by Dr Hannah Lucas
Just out: out latest issue on “access”, featuring @rickgodden.bsky.social, Katherine Little, Kisha Tracy, Sophia Liu, & Stephen Yeager! Also @hannahalucas.bsky.social, Karen Elaine Smyth, an interview with Mohamed K Dhouib, and “How I Teach” with Kristen Haas Curtis! escholarship.org/uc/ncs_pedag...
New Chaucer Studies: Pedagogy and Profession
escholarship.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Just out: out latest issue on “access”, featuring @rickgodden.bsky.social, Katherine Little, Kisha Tracy, Sophia Liu, & Stephen Yeager! Also @hannahalucas.bsky.social, Karen Elaine Smyth, an interview with Mohamed K Dhouib, and “How I Teach” with Kristen Haas Curtis! escholarship.org/uc/ncs_pedag...
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👋Oh hello #OpenAcess.
What a delight for #MedievalSky, Cambridge English students, and other medieval mystic enthusiasts.✒️🕯️📖
(Or the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Medieval & Renaissance Women Digitisation Project - currently moving websites!)
#EarlyModern
#MedievalWomen
#EverydayImCodexing
What a delight for #MedievalSky, Cambridge English students, and other medieval mystic enthusiasts.✒️🕯️📖
(Or the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Medieval & Renaissance Women Digitisation Project - currently moving websites!)
#EarlyModern
#MedievalWomen
#EverydayImCodexing
Really pleased that my latest article is out in New Chaucer Studies: Pedagogy & Profession.
"On Frustration: Reading The Book of Margery Kempe in the Classroom" thinks (with Adam Phillips and others) about readerly frustration and what it might teach us.
Avail open access!
doi.org/10.5070/NC3....
"On Frustration: Reading The Book of Margery Kempe in the Classroom" thinks (with Adam Phillips and others) about readerly frustration and what it might teach us.
Avail open access!
doi.org/10.5070/NC3....
On Frustration: Reading The Book of Margery Kempe in the Classroom
Author(s): Lucas, Hannah | Abstract: This article thinks about the role of frustration in pedagogical encounters with texts. Taking as my case study the frequently frustrating (and frustrated) The Boo...
doi.org
October 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
👋Oh hello #OpenAcess.
What a delight for #MedievalSky, Cambridge English students, and other medieval mystic enthusiasts.✒️🕯️📖
(Or the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Medieval & Renaissance Women Digitisation Project - currently moving websites!)
#EarlyModern
#MedievalWomen
#EverydayImCodexing
What a delight for #MedievalSky, Cambridge English students, and other medieval mystic enthusiasts.✒️🕯️📖
(Or the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Medieval & Renaissance Women Digitisation Project - currently moving websites!)
#EarlyModern
#MedievalWomen
#EverydayImCodexing
Really pleased that my latest article is out in New Chaucer Studies: Pedagogy & Profession.
"On Frustration: Reading The Book of Margery Kempe in the Classroom" thinks (with Adam Phillips and others) about readerly frustration and what it might teach us.
Avail open access!
doi.org/10.5070/NC3....
"On Frustration: Reading The Book of Margery Kempe in the Classroom" thinks (with Adam Phillips and others) about readerly frustration and what it might teach us.
Avail open access!
doi.org/10.5070/NC3....
On Frustration: Reading The Book of Margery Kempe in the Classroom
Author(s): Lucas, Hannah | Abstract: This article thinks about the role of frustration in pedagogical encounters with texts. Taking as my case study the frequently frustrating (and frustrated) The Boo...
doi.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Really pleased that my latest article is out in New Chaucer Studies: Pedagogy & Profession.
"On Frustration: Reading The Book of Margery Kempe in the Classroom" thinks (with Adam Phillips and others) about readerly frustration and what it might teach us.
Avail open access!
doi.org/10.5070/NC3....
"On Frustration: Reading The Book of Margery Kempe in the Classroom" thinks (with Adam Phillips and others) about readerly frustration and what it might teach us.
Avail open access!
doi.org/10.5070/NC3....
Thanks to Jessica Barr for this lovely review of my book!
"This book is fascinating and well written, and it does a remarkable job of explaining phenomenology to a nonphenomenologist..."
Get your copy here 👇
cup.columbia.edu/book/impossi...
academic.oup.com/shm/advance-...
"This book is fascinating and well written, and it does a remarkable job of explaining phenomenology to a nonphenomenologist..."
Get your copy here 👇
cup.columbia.edu/book/impossi...
academic.oup.com/shm/advance-...
Hannah Lucas Impossible Recovery: Julian of Norwich and the Phenomenology of Well-Being
Hannah Lucas has set herself the task of reading Julian of Norwich's Revelations—principally, though not exclusively, the Long Text—through the lens of pos
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September 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Thanks to Jessica Barr for this lovely review of my book!
"This book is fascinating and well written, and it does a remarkable job of explaining phenomenology to a nonphenomenologist..."
Get your copy here 👇
cup.columbia.edu/book/impossi...
academic.oup.com/shm/advance-...
"This book is fascinating and well written, and it does a remarkable job of explaining phenomenology to a nonphenomenologist..."
Get your copy here 👇
cup.columbia.edu/book/impossi...
academic.oup.com/shm/advance-...
I’m finding I’m a bit more active these days over on Instagram, if anyone wants to find me!
You’ll also hear more there about my yoga offerings, including some online restorative sessions I’m teaching this summer ✨
www.instagram.com/hannah.lucas...
You’ll also hear more there about my yoga offerings, including some online restorative sessions I’m teaching this summer ✨
www.instagram.com/hannah.lucas...
August 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I’m finding I’m a bit more active these days over on Instagram, if anyone wants to find me!
You’ll also hear more there about my yoga offerings, including some online restorative sessions I’m teaching this summer ✨
www.instagram.com/hannah.lucas...
You’ll also hear more there about my yoga offerings, including some online restorative sessions I’m teaching this summer ✨
www.instagram.com/hannah.lucas...
I had a lovely chat with Daniel Simpson on the Ancient Futures podcast about my book on Julian of Norwich, illness, recovery, yoga practice, and more.
Listen to the full episode here 👇
ancientfutures.substack.com/p/hannah-luc...
Listen to the full episode here 👇
ancientfutures.substack.com/p/hannah-luc...
Shall All Be Well? – Hannah Lucas
Insights from Julian of Norwich's mystical visions
ancientfutures.substack.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I had a lovely chat with Daniel Simpson on the Ancient Futures podcast about my book on Julian of Norwich, illness, recovery, yoga practice, and more.
Listen to the full episode here 👇
ancientfutures.substack.com/p/hannah-luc...
Listen to the full episode here 👇
ancientfutures.substack.com/p/hannah-luc...
Reposted by Dr Hannah Lucas
🎉 Announcing a one-off event @kettlesyard.bsky.social on 27 May!
'Contemplation & the Creative Arts: Encounters with Objects, Music, Words' is a day of practice-based workshops led by expert facilitators, artists, and academics.
Find out more and apply to join us 👇
sites.google.com/view/contemp...
'Contemplation & the Creative Arts: Encounters with Objects, Music, Words' is a day of practice-based workshops led by expert facilitators, artists, and academics.
Find out more and apply to join us 👇
sites.google.com/view/contemp...
Contemplation & the Creative Arts
sites.google.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🎉 Announcing a one-off event @kettlesyard.bsky.social on 27 May!
'Contemplation & the Creative Arts: Encounters with Objects, Music, Words' is a day of practice-based workshops led by expert facilitators, artists, and academics.
Find out more and apply to join us 👇
sites.google.com/view/contemp...
'Contemplation & the Creative Arts: Encounters with Objects, Music, Words' is a day of practice-based workshops led by expert facilitators, artists, and academics.
Find out more and apply to join us 👇
sites.google.com/view/contemp...
🎉 Announcing a one-off event @kettlesyard.bsky.social on 27 May!
'Contemplation & the Creative Arts: Encounters with Objects, Music, Words' is a day of practice-based workshops led by expert facilitators, artists, and academics.
Find out more and apply to join us 👇
sites.google.com/view/contemp...
'Contemplation & the Creative Arts: Encounters with Objects, Music, Words' is a day of practice-based workshops led by expert facilitators, artists, and academics.
Find out more and apply to join us 👇
sites.google.com/view/contemp...
Contemplation & the Creative Arts
sites.google.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🎉 Announcing a one-off event @kettlesyard.bsky.social on 27 May!
'Contemplation & the Creative Arts: Encounters with Objects, Music, Words' is a day of practice-based workshops led by expert facilitators, artists, and academics.
Find out more and apply to join us 👇
sites.google.com/view/contemp...
'Contemplation & the Creative Arts: Encounters with Objects, Music, Words' is a day of practice-based workshops led by expert facilitators, artists, and academics.
Find out more and apply to join us 👇
sites.google.com/view/contemp...
Reposted by Dr Hannah Lucas
In this blog post, author of IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY explores the mystical experiences of Julian of Norwich during her illness in the 14th century and challenges modern wellness culture. buff.ly/meyMFea #JulianOfNorwich #WellBeing #Mysticism #Medieval #Interconnectedness @hannahalucas.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
In this blog post, author of IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY explores the mystical experiences of Julian of Norwich during her illness in the 14th century and challenges modern wellness culture. buff.ly/meyMFea #JulianOfNorwich #WellBeing #Mysticism #Medieval #Interconnectedness @hannahalucas.bsky.social
I wrote for the @columbiaup.bsky.social blog about my book on Julian of Norwich, IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY:
"Julian shatters the individualism that underpins so much of modern wellness culture, inviting us into a more compassionate, more ecologically minded way of being."
cupblog.org/2025/03/24/r...
"Julian shatters the individualism that underpins so much of modern wellness culture, inviting us into a more compassionate, more ecologically minded way of being."
cupblog.org/2025/03/24/r...
Recovery Without End Insights From a Medieval Mystic? Hannah Lucas - Columbia University Press Blog
Hannah Lucas explores the mystical experiences of Julian of Norwich during her illness in the 14th century and challenge modern wellness culture.
cupblog.org
March 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I wrote for the @columbiaup.bsky.social blog about my book on Julian of Norwich, IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY:
"Julian shatters the individualism that underpins so much of modern wellness culture, inviting us into a more compassionate, more ecologically minded way of being."
cupblog.org/2025/03/24/r...
"Julian shatters the individualism that underpins so much of modern wellness culture, inviting us into a more compassionate, more ecologically minded way of being."
cupblog.org/2025/03/24/r...
Vincent was my doctoral supervisor, mentor, and friend. He will be so missed.
A phenomenal teacher, his words and ideas run through the fabric of all my work—threads of gold.
A phenomenal teacher, his words and ideas run through the fabric of all my work—threads of gold.
It is with great sadness that we report the news that Professor Vincent Gillespie died at home on 13 March.
Read more about Professor Gillespie's life as an inspiring scholar, a warm and caring tutor, and a much-loved colleague.
Read more about Professor Gillespie's life as an inspiring scholar, a warm and caring tutor, and a much-loved colleague.
Professor Vincent Gillespie, FBA (11 February 1954–13 March 2025)
english.web.ox.ac.uk
March 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Vincent was my doctoral supervisor, mentor, and friend. He will be so missed.
A phenomenal teacher, his words and ideas run through the fabric of all my work—threads of gold.
A phenomenal teacher, his words and ideas run through the fabric of all my work—threads of gold.
I very much enjoyed talking to James at the Hermitix podcast about my new book on Julian of Norwich.
We chatted all things mystical, phenomenological, and medieval, and whether we really need to be thinking about death *all* the time.
Listen here, or elsewhere:
open.spotify.com/episode/2Mpg...
We chatted all things mystical, phenomenological, and medieval, and whether we really need to be thinking about death *all* the time.
Listen here, or elsewhere:
open.spotify.com/episode/2Mpg...
Illness, Wellness, and Homelihead - Julian of Norwich and Heidegger with Hannah Lucas
Hermitix · Episode
open.spotify.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I very much enjoyed talking to James at the Hermitix podcast about my new book on Julian of Norwich.
We chatted all things mystical, phenomenological, and medieval, and whether we really need to be thinking about death *all* the time.
Listen here, or elsewhere:
open.spotify.com/episode/2Mpg...
We chatted all things mystical, phenomenological, and medieval, and whether we really need to be thinking about death *all* the time.
Listen here, or elsewhere:
open.spotify.com/episode/2Mpg...
Reposted by Dr Hannah Lucas
We are delighted to share the news that IMEMS has been awarded a transformational investment of £1.3 million to support our new research programme, Inventing Futures. Read more here: 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
IMEMS Inventing Futures Programme - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
February 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We are delighted to share the news that IMEMS has been awarded a transformational investment of £1.3 million to support our new research programme, Inventing Futures. Read more here: 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
Reposted by Dr Hannah Lucas
The University of York Centre for Medieval Studies has two full home scholarships for 2025-26 for the MA in Medieval Studies: www.york.ac.uk/medieval-stu...
MA Fees and Funding - Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York
www.york.ac.uk
February 24, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The University of York Centre for Medieval Studies has two full home scholarships for 2025-26 for the MA in Medieval Studies: www.york.ac.uk/medieval-stu...
I’m so excited to have been awarded a Research Fellowship by @humboldt-foundation.de 🥳
From October, I’ll be jointly based at @mpiwg.bsky.social and @tuberlin.bsky.social, working on a new project on medieval devotion, attention, and the origins of literary methods.
Berliner friends, hit me up! 👋
From October, I’ll be jointly based at @mpiwg.bsky.social and @tuberlin.bsky.social, working on a new project on medieval devotion, attention, and the origins of literary methods.
Berliner friends, hit me up! 👋
February 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I’m so excited to have been awarded a Research Fellowship by @humboldt-foundation.de 🥳
From October, I’ll be jointly based at @mpiwg.bsky.social and @tuberlin.bsky.social, working on a new project on medieval devotion, attention, and the origins of literary methods.
Berliner friends, hit me up! 👋
From October, I’ll be jointly based at @mpiwg.bsky.social and @tuberlin.bsky.social, working on a new project on medieval devotion, attention, and the origins of literary methods.
Berliner friends, hit me up! 👋
Had so much fun talking about Julian and wellbeing at IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY’s book launch yesterday 🚀
A huge thank you to everyone who came, and especially to @realmandeville.bsky.social for being such a generous conversation partner!
A huge thank you to everyone who came, and especially to @realmandeville.bsky.social for being such a generous conversation partner!
February 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Had so much fun talking about Julian and wellbeing at IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY’s book launch yesterday 🚀
A huge thank you to everyone who came, and especially to @realmandeville.bsky.social for being such a generous conversation partner!
A huge thank you to everyone who came, and especially to @realmandeville.bsky.social for being such a generous conversation partner!
🥳 It’s publication day! 🥳
IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY is now available to buy and online via institutional access.
Read more about the book and buy a copy at 20% off with code CUP20: cup.columbia.edu/book/impossi...
Or access online: www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY is now available to buy and online via institutional access.
Read more about the book and buy a copy at 20% off with code CUP20: cup.columbia.edu/book/impossi...
Or access online: www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
January 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🥳 It’s publication day! 🥳
IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY is now available to buy and online via institutional access.
Read more about the book and buy a copy at 20% off with code CUP20: cup.columbia.edu/book/impossi...
Or access online: www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY is now available to buy and online via institutional access.
Read more about the book and buy a copy at 20% off with code CUP20: cup.columbia.edu/book/impossi...
Or access online: www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
Reposted by Dr Hannah Lucas
If you’re into mediaeval mysticism or women’s religious visions, my brilliant @newnhamcollege.bsky.social colleague @hannahalucas.bsky.social has just published a book you’ll want to read!
Now available! IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY offers a vivid new interpretation of the medieval mystic as crafting a proto-phenomenological theology of well-being. https://buff.ly/4gWEuqQ
January 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
If you’re into mediaeval mysticism or women’s religious visions, my brilliant @newnhamcollege.bsky.social colleague @hannahalucas.bsky.social has just published a book you’ll want to read!
Reposted by Dr Hannah Lucas
Now available! IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY offers a vivid new interpretation of the medieval mystic as crafting a proto-phenomenological theology of well-being. https://buff.ly/4gWEuqQ
January 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Now available! IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY offers a vivid new interpretation of the medieval mystic as crafting a proto-phenomenological theology of well-being. https://buff.ly/4gWEuqQ