Dr Cosima Clara Gillhammer
writer, scholar, editor
I’m a Career Development Fellow at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, where I teach English literature. My research focuses on literature, culture, and liturgy in late medieval England. I regularly speak about medieval liturgy for wider audiences, including in public talks and on podcasts.
My recent book, Light on Darkness: The Untold Story of the Liturgy, is an accessible introduction to medieval rites of worship and their place in medieval culture. It explores how the liturgy shaped art, literature, and music from the Middle Ages up to the present day.
News
- I was delighted to be featured on the ‘Writer’s Bookshelf’ series on The Broken Compass blog
- I was part of a panel discussion on ‘Recovering The Sacred’, organised by the Spectator at St Bart’s in London, to which you can listen on the Holy Smoke podcast
- I have a lovely conversation about liturgy (and a lot of Tolkien) with Sam Fornecker on the Ridley Institute podcast
- I spoke about my book on the New Books Network podcast
- I chatted about Light on Darkness with Al Zambone on the Historically Thinking podcast