Volume 2 / Athens 2000 Editorial Committee: Henriette Benveniste Costas Gaganakis Vangelis Karamanolakis Ioanna Laliotou Michalis Warlas The second volume of the journal is devoted to the theme "Heterodoxies: Construction of Identities and Otherness in medieval and early modern Europe" This has been the topic of a seminar in honour of Natalie Zemon-Davis, held in Hermoupolis (Syros, Greece) on July 20-21, 1998. This second volume, bringing together medieval, early modern and modern historians from Greece, USA, Britain, France and Italy, explores the question of the construction of identities in the domains of society, ethnicity, religion, cultural contacts, exchanges and representations, spanning a period starting from the 8th century and ending in the 19th century. The volume also includes an interview with Hayden White, published here under the title «The Ironic Poetics of late Modernity. An Interview with Hayden White». The interview took place when White came to Athens in December 1999 at the invitation of Historein and the National Book Centre. White gave a lecture entitled «History as Expectation and Fulfillment» as part of a series of lectures and debates taking place during an exhibition on «The Greek Historical Book from the Restoration of Democracy to the Present", a project undertaken by the members of Historein in collaboration with the National Book Centre. During his visit, Angelica Koufou and Margarita Miliori had the opportunity to discuss with White his innovative and influential contribution to historical thinking. This interview relates to the special theme of this volume, considering White's leading role in the discussion about historiography, narrative and the role of the subject in the formation of the historical discourse. Finally, this volume includes the Reviews section with a number of contributions referring mostly to recently published works. Through this section Historein seeks to promote crucial dialogue within contemporary debates in the fields of history and the humanities. This volume also includes a Bulletin section, where correspondents and contributors report on conferences, workshops, seminars, and meetings that took place in Greece or elsewhere in the past year, and represent the current state of activities in the particular field of historical studies that Historein seeks to promote. Volume 2 has been financially supported by the J.F. Costopoulos Foundation Return to Top