Ghosts, Nostalgia, and Pop Culture
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Ghosts, Nostalgia, and Pop Culture A Hermeneutic-Hauntological Perspective on Globalization
Ghosts, Nostalgia, and Pop Culture A Hermeneutic-Hauntological Perspective on Globalization

Author(s): Vlad Vieru
Subject(s): History, Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Social Philosophy, History of ideas
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: globalization; hermeneutics; hauntology; Zeitgeist; politics;

Summary/Abstract: This research presents a unique scientific perspective on social and political phenomena in the context of globalization, based on my 2022 doctoral thesis,’’Retrowave. Socio-Cultural Reiterations under the Spectrum of Postmodernity’’: A Hauntological and Hermeneutic Study. It employs an interdisciplinary method which combines cultural philosophy and anthropology to explore contemporary political, social, and economic structures. The study highlights the indispensability of a hermeneutic-hauntological approach in analyzing globalized socio-political dynamics. The findings indicate that contemporary tensions are not unexpected but are deeply embedded in pop culture, reflecting the structural dynamics of the current Zeitgeist and its underlying epistemic framework. Moreover, this analytical approach enables a highly precise anticipation of future developments.

  • Issue Year: 2025
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 81-93
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English
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