Hauntology
GHOSTS OF FUTURES PAST
$25.49
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2021
Summary
Ghosts and spectres, the eerie and the occult. Why is contemporary culture so preoccupied by the supernatural, so captivated by the revenants of an earlier age, so haunted?
The concept of Hauntology has evolved since first emerging in the 1990s, and has now entered the cultural mainstream as a shorthand for our new-found obsession with the recent past. But where does this term come from and what exactly does it mean?
This book seeks to answer these qu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857304193 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857304194 |
| Author: | Merlin Coverley |
| Publisher: | Oldcastle Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Oldcastle Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 224g |
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Critics Review
As the world increasingly turns to the past for answers, Hauntology offers a vital theoretical lens through which to understand our contemporary condition – Dr Louisa Munch
Coverley’s book is thought-provoking and engaging… a great addition to the haunted bookshelf * Fortean Times *
Coverley provides a very useful time-frame for the evolution of hauntology * Northern Earth *
A brilliantly clear and incisive little introduction to a theme or field of increasingly urgent relevance – Prof Matthew Beaumont
Merlin Coverley
Merlin Coverley is the author of seven books: London Writing, Psychogeography, Occult London, Utopia, The Art of Wandering, South and Hauntology. He lives in London.
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