▁in ▁Have ▁I ▁Got ▁News ▁for ▁You , ▁stating ▁the ▁show ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁pseudo - panel ▁show . ▁ 2 0 0 3 - 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁BBC 2 ▁television ▁series ▁Gr um py ▁Old ▁Men . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Self ▁has ▁written ▁two ▁altern ating ▁fort night ly ▁columns ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁States man . ▁The ▁Mad ness ▁of ▁Crow ds ▁expl ores ▁social ▁phen omena ▁and ▁group ▁behaviour , ▁and ▁in ▁Real ▁Me als ▁he ▁reviews ▁high ▁street ▁food ▁out lets . ▁For ▁a ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁article ▁in ▁The ▁Guardian , ▁he ▁wrote : ▁" the ▁literary ▁novel ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁work ▁and ▁a ▁narr ative ▁art ▁form ▁central ▁to ▁our ▁culture ▁is ▁indeed ▁dying ▁before ▁our ▁eyes ", ▁explaining ▁in ▁a ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁article ▁that ▁his ▁royal ty ▁income ▁had ▁decre ased ▁" d ram atically " ▁over ▁the ▁previous ▁de cade . ▁The ▁July ▁article ▁followed ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁ear nings ▁of ▁British ▁authors ▁that ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Auth ors ' ▁Lic ens ing ▁and ▁Collect ing ▁Society . ▁ ▁Self ▁is ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁Modern ▁Th ought ▁at ▁Brun el ▁University ▁London . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁this ▁capacity . ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁style ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁M . ▁Hunter ▁Hay es , ▁Self ▁has ▁given ▁his ▁reason ▁for