The Groves of Academe: Malcolm Bradbury, modernism, and the rural university

Joseph Williams

The Groves of Academe: Malcolm Bradbury, modernism, and the rural university

School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing

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Abstract

When Malcolm Bradbury established with Angus Wilson the University of East Anglia’s MA in Creative Writing in 1970, he did so in an attempt to make the provincial British university an institutional base for new writing. This paper asks how far a campus university in a rural or regional environment (like the University of East Anglia) might be understood as a nonmetropolitan centre for the study and creation of contemporary modernism – or is it yet another retreat for urban artists and elites?

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 26 Oct 2023
Event	Modernist Studies Association conference - The New York Marriott Brooklyn at Brooklyn Bridge , New York City, United States Duration: 26 Oct 2023 → 29 Oct 2023 https://msa.press.jhu.edu/conferences/msa2023/program.html

Conference

Conference	Modernist Studies Association conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	New York City
Period	26/10/23 → 29/10/23
Internet address	https://msa.press.jhu.edu/conferences/msa2023/program.html

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