I never even heard of him before this thread...so not sure what that means about me...or him?

Idealists? Lucky the women who a century ago fought so hard for the right to vote didn't hold your view....

Kollantai, universities are supposed to be places of learning and not Hollywood studios or celebrity-style magazines. If they want to become as crass as these entities in order to play some kind of commercial ratings game then it devalues their academic credibility, which in the long-term won’t attract the best students.

Orian,

I agree with you.

Tho' if a hollywood-style studio was teaching film production then surely you wouldn't complain?

No.

And so we come back to the fact Amis is an author teaching creative writing.

Apparently Kevin Spacey has just accepted a 1-year contract to teach Drama at Oxford: not sure what his title is going to be though