JohnR

I keep seeing people in here asking about Composition and Rhetoric programs, and honestly had no idea that it was an independent discipline? I always assumed it was the professionalization and pedagogy support track for English and Literature programs, and don't see how it merits its own field of study. Is it just for people who want to be admins and not researchers? Is it adjunct training? Can people seriously just read about Aristotle for four years? I ask both out of confusion and because I keep seeing references to funding for MAs. I'm half funded for my English PhD, and think it's ridiculous that there is funding available for Composition and Rhetoric when there are real academics not getting as much money.