Professor James Arvanitakis
ACADEMIC COURSE ADVISOR Bachelor of Arts (Dean's Scholars),
Dean's Unit - School of Humanities & Comm Arts
HEAD OF THE ACADEMY,
Office of the PVC (Students & International)
PROFESSOR,
Dean's Unit - School of Humanities & Comm Arts
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of New South Wales
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Dean's Unit - School of Humanities & Comm Arts
- Office of the PVC (Students & International)
- Dean's Unit - School of Humanities & Comm Arts
Contact
| Email: | J.Arvanitakis@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 2521 2521 |
| Mobile: | 0438454127 |
| Location: | I.2.50 Penrith (Kingswood)I.2.50 Penrith (Kingswood) |
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Biography
Dr James Arvanitakis researches in the transdisciplinary areas of globalisation, citizenship, young people, security and the cultural commons - incorporating issues around hope, trust, safety and intellect. Having held various positions within human rights-based organisations including AID/WATCH and Oxfam Hong Kong, his research seeks to maintain a particular focus on issues of social justice. He has also worked with playwrights and artists to document stories of injustice such as the production of Maralinga which records the stories of nuclear veterans. He is the author of Contemporary Society: A Sociological Analysis of Everyday Life (Oxford University Press, 2009).
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Publications
Books
- Arvanitakis, J. (2008), 'Contemporary Society', : Oxford University Press 9780195568103.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2007), 'The Cultural Commons of Hope: The Attempt to Commodify the Final Frontier of the Human Experience', : Verlag 9783836429740.
Chapters in Books
- Arvanitakis, J. (2012), 'Colonialism and the Emergence of Hope: The Use of Creative Non-Fiction to Reflect on a Society in Transformation', Emergent Writing Methodologies in Feminist Studies, Routledge 0415897440.
- Arvanitakis, J. and Hubinette, T. (2012), 'Trans-Racial Adoption: The Fantasy of the Global Family', On Whiteness, Inter-Disciplinary Press 9781848881051.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2012), 'Trans-racial adoption : the fantasy of the global family', On Whiteness, Inter-Disciplinary Press 9781848881051.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2012), 'Colonialism and the emergence of hope : the use of creative non-fiction to reflect on a society in transformation', Emergent Writing Methodologies in Feminist Studies, Routledge 9786613459244.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2012), 'Forgiveness and hope : re-building fractured communities', Mapping Forgiveness, Inter-Disciplinary Press 9781848881525.
- Arvanitakis, J. and Sidoti, E. (2011), 'The Politics of Change - Where to for Young People and Politics', In Their Own Hands: Can Young People Change Australia?, Australian Council for Educational Research 9781742860114.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2010), 'Verbatim Theatre and Community', Verbatim: Staging Memory and Community, Currency Press 9780868198798.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2010), 'On Forgiveness, Hope and Community: Or the Fine Line Step between Authentic and Fractured Communities', A Journey through Forgiveness, Inter-Disciplinary Press 9781848880481.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2008), 'I pirati erano pieni di risorse, come ninja, e impararono a usare il loro ambiente', Universita Globale: Il Nuovo Mercato Del Sapere, Manifestolibri 9788872855614.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2001), 'The role of the World Bank in East Timor's agricultural reconstruction', East Timor: Making amends? : analysing Australia's role in reconstructing East Timor, Otford Press 9781876928001.
Journal Articles
- Arvanitakis, J., Boydell, S., Arvanitakis, J. and Boydell, S. (2012), 'Five questions on the Republic', Altitude, .
- Arvanitakis, J., Boydell, S., Arvanitakis, J. and Boydell, S. (2012), 'Five questions on the Republic', Altitude, .
- Arvanitakis, J. and Hodge, B. (2012), 'Forms of Engagement and the Heterogeneous Citizen: Towards a reflexive model for youth workshops', Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, 20.
- Hubinette, T. and Arvanitakis, J. (2012), 'Transracial adoption, white cosmopolitanism and the fantasy of the global family', Third Text, 13.
- Boydell, S. and Arvanitakis, J. (2012), 'Five questions on the Republic', Altitude, .
- Arvanitakis, J. and Hodge, R. (2012), 'Forms of engagement and the heterogenous citizen : towards a reflexive model for youth workshops', Gateways : International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, 20.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2011), 'Redefining the political moment', Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 18.
- Arvanitakis, J. and Boydall, S. (2010), 'The Miner and the Activist: a parable for our carbon constrained world', Journal of Political Ecology, 10.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2010), 'The Changing Nature of Citizenship in Australia: Implications for Foreign Policy', Journal of Polity and Society, 11.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2009), 'Solidarity, community and the political economy of hurt', Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Journal, 10.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2009), 'Surviving Neo-Liberalism: NGOs Under the Howard Years', Nebula, 17.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2009), 'Staging Maralinga and desiring community: (Or why there is no such thing as a 'natural' community)', Community Development Journal, 12.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2008), 'Staging Maralinga and desiring community: (Or why there is no such thing as a 'natural' community)', Community Development Journal, 11.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2008), 'Staging Maralinga and looking for community (Or why we must desire community before we can find it)', Research in Drama Education, 12.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2008), 'The Heterogenous Citizen: How Many of Us Care about Don Bradman's Average', Media / Culture, .
- Arvanitakis, J. and Wadiwal, D. (2008), 'Racists like us...', Darkmatter: In the ruins of imperial culture, .
- Arvanitakis, J. (2007), 'The Commodification and Re-Claiming of Trust: `Does anyone Care about anything but the Price of Oil', International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 10.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2006), 'The commons: opening and enclosing non-commodified space', Portal: journal of multidisciplinary international studies, .
- Arvanitakis, J. (2004), ''I have a patent lawyer on my payroll' - the conflict between intellect and intellectual property', Pacific Journalism Review, 13.
- Arvanitakis, J. and Healy, S. (2001), 'The third wave of environmentalism', Ecopolitics: Thought and Action, .
Conference Papers
- Arvanitakis, J. (2006), 'Border protection between Australia and Un-Australia: (Or why I am an internally displaced person)', CSAA Conference Canberra, Canberra.
- Arvanitakis, J. (2003), 'Another (niche) marketing opportunity?: The counter-globalisation movement and the cultural', Creating Spaces Conference, .
Other Publications
- 2012, 'Complex Emotions', Published Work
- 2012, 'Complex emotions', Published Work
Research
Current Projects
| Title: | Promoting Young People's Citizenship in a Complex World |
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| Years: | 2012-01-01 - 2014-12-31 |
| ID: | P00020145 |
| UWS Researchers: | James Arvanitakis and Bob Hodge |
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Supervision
Professor Arvanitakis is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects
Current Supervision
| Title: | Making it National, Making it New: A Journey through Australian Cultural Policy |
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| Field of Research: | SOCIETY AND CULTURE |
Previous Supervision
| Title: | Value in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Souvenir Art Sector |
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| Field of Research: | THE ARTS |
| Thesis: | Value in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Souvenir Art Sector |
Media
Media Contact Details
| Media Officer: | UWS Media Unit |
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| Phone: | (02) 9678 7083 |
| Email: | media@uws.edu.au |
