He received his Ph.D. (in Political Studies) from Queen's University, and his M.A. (in Political Science) from York University. While an undergraduate at York, he spent one year as editor of Excalibur. He has published articles in various journals including the Canadian Journal of Political Science, Contemporary Politics (U.K.), The International Journal of Zizek Studies, New Political Science (U.S.), and Political Studies (U.K.). John Greyson is a Toronto video artist/filmmaker whose features, shorts and installations include Fig Trees (Best Documentary Teddy, Berlin Film Festival, 2009), Proteus (Diversity Award, Barcelona Gay Lesbian Film Festival, 2004), and Lilies (Best Film 'Genie', 1996). An associate professor in Film at York University, he was awarded the 2007 Bell Canada Award in Video Art.