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, 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 ==