Volume 4 / Athens 2003-2004 (published) The fourth volume of Historein is devoted to the theme "Public Histories" The present volume is largely based on the themes, topics, and concepts explored in Historein's conference "Claiming History. Aspects of Contemporary Historical Culture" held in Athens on November 30-December 2, 2001. Contributors include Ulf Brunnbauer, Ivan Elenkov, Hagen Fleischer, Daniela Koleva, Hara Kouki, Michael Löwy, Gregory Paschalidis, Ioanna Petropoulou, Mark Poster. The volume is accompanied by a cd-rom with the conference proceedings (in Greek). The cd-rom is distributed for free and only together with the 4th volume. VOLUME CONTRIBUTORS Editor-in-chief: Effi Gazi Language editor: John Chapple Designer: Konstantina Papakonstantinou Cover design: Dimitris Stevis DTP: Anagrama CD CONTRIBUTORS Project coordinator: Despoina Valatsou Editors: Pothiti Hantzaroula, Vangelis Karamanolakis, Katerina Papakonstantinou Proof reader: Eftichia Amilitou Design & programming: Themis Dallas, Dimitris Prinias CONTENTS Articles Effi Gazi (Introduction), "Claiming History. Debating the Past in the Present" Mark Poster, "History in the Digital Domain" Gregory Paschalidis, "Images of History and the Optical Unconscious " Hagen Fleischer, "The Past Beneath the Present. The Resurgence of World War II Public History After the Collapse of Communism: A Stroll Through the International Press" Hara Kouki, "The Politics of History and the History of Politics: The Rewriting of the Past During Perestroika (1985-1990)" Ulf Brunnbauer, "Serving the Nation: Historiography in the Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) After Socialism" Ivan Elenkov, Daniela Koleva, "Historiography in Bulgaria After the Fall of Communism: Did 'The Change' Happen?" Interventions Michael Löwy, "Progrès et catastrophe. Le conception de l'histoire de Walter Benjamin" Ioanna Petropoulou, "Changing Frames of Historiography: Cappadocian Stories" Reviews - Lawrence Black Eric Hobsbawm, Interesting Times: A Twentieth-Century Life - Eleni Liarou Lawrence Black, The Political Culture of the Left in Affluent Britain, 1951-1964: Old Labour, New Britain? - Lia Yoka Thomas Y.Levin, Ursula Frohne, Peter Weibel (eds.), Control + Space. Rhetorics of Surveillance from Bentham to Big Brother Bulletin Despoina Valatsou, "Visualizing Community, State and Nation: Images of Power and Social Bond" In Memoriam Elli Scopetea (1950-2002) Philippos Iliou (1931-2004) Return to Top