Bruno Lessard

Dr. Bruno Lessard is a Professor in the School of Image Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University. He holds a PhD in Literature and Cinema from Université de Montréal, an MA in English Literature from Université Laval, and a BA in English Studies from UQAC. His research focuses on documentary media, digital adaptation, and global cinema with particular attention to Cambodian, Chinese, and Canadian contexts. As a photo-based artist, he explores urban landscapes and revives non-figurative photographic practices.

• Education:
• PhD in Literature and Cinema (Université de Montréal)
• MA in English Literature (Université Laval)
• BA in English Studies (UQAC)

His major publications include The Art of Subtraction (2017), Critical Distance in Documentary Media (2018), and Wang Bing: Chinese Documentary between History and Labour (2023). An upcoming monograph on Rithy Panh examines Cambodian genocide representation through film. His creative work emphasizes night photography and urban documentation, viewable at his external portfolio.

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided text. Dr. Lessard has collaborated on teaching media dossiers for academic journals and maintains active research in documentary pedagogy. No advising/grant information or lab affiliations are detailed in the source material.