Abstract Halloween Costume Suggestions

Here is an alphabetical list of abstract concepts for potential halloween costumes, alphabeticized by the general subject matter / college major that the concept applies to. (Original STW comics that presented these concepts are provided underneath.) Examples shared by readers are included if such a costume was at one time attempted.

advertising - product placement
aerospace engineering - propulsion
agriculture - cultivation
anthropology - animism
archaeology - excavation
architecture - form/function
art - chiaroscuro shading
astronomy - relativity
athletics - sportsmanship
aviation - lift
biology - metabolism
business - capital
chemical engineering - diffusion
chemistry - a free radical (reader example)
civil engineering - shear failure (reader example)
communications - body language
computer science - algorithms
construction - prefabrication
criminal justice - guilt
culinary arts - molecular gastronomy
dance - choreography
economics - return on investment
education - pedagogy
electrical engineering - resistance
english - pathetic fallacy
family services - well-being
fashion - trend
film - sound editing
finance - rate of return
foreign language - pronunciation
forensics - ballistics
gay/lesbian studies - heternomativity
geography - population density
geology - tectonics
government - feudalism
graphic design - layout
health - self-care
history - defenestration of prague (reader example)
industrial engineering - logistics
interior design - feng shui
journalism - media bias
landscape architecture - stormwater management
law - contempt
library science - information literacy
linguistics - syntax
marketing - distribution
materials science - microscopy
mathematics - game theory
mechanical engineering - statics
medicine - acupuncture
music - andante
neuroscience - cognition
nursing - dosage
nutrition science - scurvy
oceanography - currents
paleontology - mass extinction event
philosophy - existentialism
photography - exposure
physics - work
psychology - homunculus
public relations - spin
religion - transubstantiation
sociology - sampling
statistics - standard deviation
theater - the fourth wall
undeclared - consumption
veterinary science - parasitology
warfare - counter-attack
women's studies - equality
writing - dialogue
zoology - behaviorism