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Ronald Frank Burnett (born 1947) is an author, professor and the President Emeritus and Research Director for the new Centre for Transdisciplinary Studies at
Emily Carr University of Art and Design The Emily Carr University of Art and Design (stylized as Emily Carr University of Art + Design and abbreviated as ECU) is a public university of art school, art and design located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1925 as the Van ...
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Education

Burnett was born 24 May 1947 in London, England. In 1981, he received a
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in
Communications Studies Communication studies (or communication science) is an academic discipline that deals with processes of human communication and behavior, patterns of communication in interpersonal relationships, social interactions and communication in diffe ...
from
McGill University McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill University, Vol. I. For the Advancement of Learning, ...
. He was a professor at
La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora, Victoria, Bundoora. The university was established in 1 ...
in Melbourne from 1983 to 1986 and a teacher, during the 1970s at
Vanier College Vanier College () is an Quebec English, English-language public College (Quebec), college located in the Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Saint-Laurent borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1970 as the second English-language public coll ...
in Montreal. He was the director of the Graduate Program in Communications at McGill University from 1987 to 1996.


Works

Burnett is the author of '' Cultures of Vision: Images, Media and the Imaginary'', published by Indiana University Press in 1995 and '' How Images Think'' published by MITPress. He is the editor of ''Explorations in Film Theory'' published in 1991 by Indiana University Press. He is the author of over 150 published articles and book chapters. He is an adjunct professor at
York University York University (), also known as YorkU or simply YU), is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, ...
, and is one of the founders of Canadian Film Studies through a journal that he developed and edited, ''Ciné-Tracts'', from 1977 until 1982. Burnett completed twenty-two years as president and Vice-Chancellor at ECUAD and is now President Emeritus and a Professor and Researcher.


Honours

* Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal 2002 * iDMAa Outstanding Leadership Award 2010 * Educator of the Year, Canadian New Media Association, 2005 * Order of France: Chevalier of the
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres The Order of Arts and Letters () is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is the recognition of significant ...
, 2010. * Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012 *
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA) is a Canadian arts-related organization that was founded in 1880. History 1880 to 1890 The title of Royal Canadian Academy of Arts was received from Victoria of the United Kingdom, Queen Victoria on 16 ...
* Member of the
Order of Canada The Order of Canada () is a Canadian state order, national order and the second-highest Award, honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the Canadian Centennial, ce ...
(2013), promoted to Officer in 2024 * Member of the Order of British Columbia (2015)


See also

* List of Canadian university leaders


References


External links


Official website
Canadian non-fiction writers Academic staff of the Emily Carr University of Art and Design Canadian university and college chief executives Living people 1947 births Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Academic staff of York University Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Members of the Order of British Columbia Officers of the Order of Canada McGill University alumni Writers from Vancouver {{canada-academic-bio-stub