Professor of humanities James Arvanitakis turned from banking to aid work to university lecturer

By Alexandra Smith
Updated October 11 2014 - 2:13am, first published 12:15am
Self-proclaimed education ninja: UWS academic Jame Aravanitakis. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Self-proclaimed education ninja: UWS academic Jame Aravanitakis. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Self-proclaimed education ninja: UWS academic Jame Aravanitakis. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Self-proclaimed education ninja: UWS academic Jame Aravanitakis. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Self-proclaimed education ninja: UWS academic Jame Aravanitakis. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Self-proclaimed education ninja: UWS academic Jame Aravanitakis. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Self-proclaimed education ninja: UWS academic Jame Aravanitakis. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Self-proclaimed education ninja: UWS academic Jame Aravanitakis. Photo: Wolter Peeters

If you imagine a professor of humanities to be the bookish type, holed up in a university office poring over academic journals, James Arvanitakis would shatter your illusion.