Another week, another media storm about course closures and ‘low value’ degrees in the arts and humanities.
This time the focus is on English Literature and its ‘suspension’ at Sheffield Hallam (it is actually being folded into a broader degree that includes English Language and Creative Writing).
However, the news has reignited debates about both the subject and its value. So, what are these conversations – and the assumptions that underpin them – getting wrong?
