The University as Patron

Lurie, Alison

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“…More firmly, CW employees have sought to further their professional interests by pointing to the advantages for literary writers (themselves) that the universities' 'patronage' has offered. Alison Lurie (2004) mentioned the drudgery that such 'patronage' brings for CW staff, but also commented drily:…”

Section: University Cw Staffmentioning

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Creative Writing Programmes and Patronage

Gupta

2019

British Journal of Educational Studies

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Creative Writing programmes in universities now offer both an education for and employment to literary writers. This papers asks how literary writers apprehend their relatively recently institutionalised position, as university staff and students. The concept of 'patronage', it is argued, offers a useful way into reflecting upon such academic institutionalisation. The argument is presented in three parts. The first outlines some of the conceptual nuances of patronage. The second examines the oft made claim that universities extend patronage to literary writers by enabling employment as Creative Writing staff. The third part engages with a question: what precisely does a student expect to gain from a Creative Writing programme and what does the degree validate? It is suggested that Creative Writing programmes are designed principally to offer supportive patronage, with a promisebut without guaranteesof entry into a financial patronage system. A brief conclusion considers the bearing of these arguments on Creative Writing as a school subject.

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Section: University Cw Staffmentioning

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Creative Writing Programmes and Patronage

Gupta

2019

British Journal of Educational Studies

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