Ron Burnett is the author of Cultures of Vision: Images, Media and the Imaginary, and How Images Think. He is also the editor of Explorations in Film Theory. Burnett is the President of Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. He is also the author of over 150 published articles and book chapters. Burnett was named Educator of the Year by the Canadian New Media Association in 2005 and received the Queen's Jubilee Medal for service to Canada and Canadians. He is an adjunct Professor at York University, and is one of the founders of Canadian Film Studies through a Journal that he developed and edited, Ciné-Tracts from 1976-1983.
