Ron Burnett
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Ron Burnett is the author of Cultures of Vision: Images, Media and the Imaginary, and How Images Think
. He is the editor of Explorations in Film Theory. Burnett is the President of Emily Carr University of Art and Design. He is 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 until 1982. The French government recognized in 2010 the cultural contributions, both in Canada and abroad, of Ron Burnett, BA
(1968), MA
(1971), PhD
(1981), honouring him with an Order of France: Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
.
How Images Think
How Images Think is a book by Ron Burnett published by MIT Press in 2004 and reprinted in 2005 which deals with New Media and many changes that digital technologies have made possible both in modern western culture and in society as a whole....
. He is the editor of Explorations in Film Theory. Burnett is the President of Emily Carr University of Art and Design. He is 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
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
, and is one of the founders of Canadian Film Studies through a journal that he developed and edited, Ciné-Tracts, from 1976 until 1982. The French government recognized in 2010 the cultural contributions, both in Canada and abroad, of Ron Burnett, BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
(1968), MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
(1971), PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
(1981), honouring him with an Order of France: Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres is an Order of France, established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture, and confirmed as part of the Ordre national du Mérite by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963...
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