hauntology

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hantologie: equivalent to haunt +‎ -ology, and a near-homophone to ontologie (“ontology”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɔːnˈtɒlədʒi/ === Noun === hauntology (uncountable) (Derridan philosophy) A concept involving the return or persistence of elements from the social or cultural past. ==== Derived terms ==== hauntological hauntologist