Antonio Nicaso

He teaches courses on "Social History of Organized Crime in Canada" and "Mafia Culture and the Power of Symbols, Rituals and Myth" at Queen's University, in Kingston, Ontario.

[10] Nicaso initially began his career as a print and television journalist,[12] writing about local Italian phenomena like the 'Ndrangheta, Cosa Nostra and the Camorra.

He later went on to expand his area of expertise to include international criminal organisations and has since published widely in English and Italian on the subject.

[13] With over 40 published works,[14] many of which have been translated into other languages, Nicaso can be considered a leading authority on various aspects of international criminal organisations.

One of his latest publications include Made men: Mafia Culture and the Power of Symbols, Rituals, and Myth, (2013) which attempts to deconstruct the myth propagated by cinema, television and the media of mafiosi as men of honour and Dire e non dire (Saying and Not Saying, 2012), which analyses the use of language, behavioural norms and rules associated with those involved in organised crime.