Hauntological
//hɔːntəˈlɒdʒɪkəl// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Relating to hauntology.
"With the appearance of hauntological history, everything long silenced, repressed, excluded, disavowed, negated by history, is blasted to the surface of events."
- 2 Using digital effects that simulate the effects of aging; reminiscent and nostalgic of obsolete media.
"Boards of Canada also pioneered the hauntological approach to creating old-timey and elegiac atmospheres through the use of sound treatments suggestive of decay and wear-and-tear."
Example
More examples"With the appearance of hauntological history, everything long silenced, repressed, excluded, disavowed, negated by history, is blasted to the surface of events."
Etymology
From hauntology + -ical.
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