Hauntology
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- | In its origins '''hauntology''' is [[Jacques Derrida]]’s [[neologism]] to refer to the logic of the of the [[specter]] or [[ghost]]. The term first appears in his book ''[[Spectres of Marx]]''. In French, the word ‘hauntology’ sounds identical to the word '[[ontology]]’, the pun being a part of Derrida’s purpose to critique. Ultimately the term refers to the paradoxical state of the specter, which is neither being nor non-being. | + | In its origins '''hauntology''' is [[Jacques Derrida]]âs [[neologism]] to refer to the logic of the of the [[specter]] or [[ghost]]. The term first appears in his book ''[[Spectres of Marx]]''. In French, the word âhauntologyâ sounds identical to the word '[[ontology]]â, the pun being a part of Derridaâs purpose to critique. Ultimately the term refers to the paradoxical state of the specter, which is neither being nor non-being. |
- | No doubt the term goes back to [[1848]] when [[Marx]] and [[Engels]] stated “A spectre is haunting Europe, the spectre of Communism.” | + | No doubt the term goes back to [[1848]] when [[Marx]] and [[Engels]] stated âA spectre is haunting Europe, the spectre of Communism.â |
== In music criticism == | == In music criticism == | ||
- | From 1995 onwards, the term hauntology has popped up in the British music press and blogosphere. The first to use the term were [[Ian Penman]] ‘([the Phantoms of] TRICKNOLOGY [versus a Politics of Authenticity]’ in [[The Wire]] from 1995) and [[David Toop]] (''Haunted Weather : Music, Silence, and Memory'' (2004)). In the musical blogosphere it has been most ardently used by [[K-Punk]], [[Woebot]], [[Simon Reynolds]] and [[Padraig]]. | + | From 1995 onwards, the term hauntology has popped up in the British music press and blogosphere. The first to use the term were [[Ian Penman]] â([the Phantoms of] TRICKNOLOGY [versus a Politics of Authenticity]â in [[The Wire]] from 1995) and [[David Toop]] (''Haunted Weather : Music, Silence, and Memory'' (2004)). In the musical blogosphere it has been most ardently used by [[K-Punk]], [[Woebot]], [[Simon Reynolds]] and [[Padraig]]. |
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In its origins hauntology is Jacques Derridaâs neologism to refer to the logic of the of the specter or ghost. The term first appears in his book Spectres of Marx. In French, the word âhauntologyâ sounds identical to the word 'ontologyâ, the pun being a part of Derridaâs purpose to critique. Ultimately the term refers to the paradoxical state of the specter, which is neither being nor non-being.
No doubt the term goes back to 1848 when Marx and Engels stated âA spectre is haunting Europe, the spectre of Communism.â
In music criticism
From 1995 onwards, the term hauntology has popped up in the British music press and blogosphere. The first to use the term were Ian Penman â([the Phantoms of] TRICKNOLOGY [versus a Politics of Authenticity]â in The Wire from 1995) and David Toop (Haunted Weather : Music, Silence, and Memory (2004)). In the musical blogosphere it has been most ardently used by K-Punk, Woebot, Simon Reynolds and Padraig.