Studying writing (2)

I am skeptical of writing programs, despite their obvious appeal. I don't think it's a good idea to make writing a field of study. I realize that the whole idea of fields has been completely transformed since I went to university - indeed, it was changing while I was in graduate school as specialization took hold of the curriculum, even in architecture, and so-called fields arose around academic entrepreneurs (as we might charitably call them). Just to say it, I think that writing is an accompaniment to work and life, even for a writer. Studying with a writer may have some value, but it seems crazy to call that a field and give degrees in it.

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