DARK ACADEMIA
Dark academia is a social media aesthetic and subculture concerned with higher education, writing/poetry, the arts, and classic Greek and Gothic architecture. The subculture is associated with ancient art and classic literature.
This subculture/aesthetic starts with Donna Tartt's novel The Secret History, published in 1992 and which tells the story of a murder that takes place within a group of classics students at an elite New England college, has been credited as being the inspiration for the dark academia literary genre. In 2015, the genre began to grow into an aesthetic on the social media site Tumblr, with the creation of a book club that centered around classic and gothic novels. The aesthetic then grew into a distinct subculture, seeing a wave of popularisation on Instagram led by Ryan Taylor and Maria Teresa Negro in 2017.
A rise in popularity of dark academia during the COVID-19 pandemic has been credited to the shutdown of schools.
But, to be honest, nobody seems to have an exact answer here. Some describe it as an academic aesthetic, another description suggests that it’s a book that features an academic setting, another description focuses on its themes: a focus on the pursuit of knowledge, and an exploration of death and morbidity.
- activities
- architecture
- fashion
- Tend to romanticize the finding of beauty and poetry in dark themes.
what do you know about dark academia? or is this the first time you hear about this subculture? Let me know in the comments
thanks for reading, see you next time. Ily <3
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It is the first time i read something about this culture
ResponderBorrar-Ale Barrera
I really like this type of style, i have recreated on my outfits and i think it looks amazing, so this types of blogs helps me a lot about the history behind this style.
ResponderBorrarPD: it's not the first time i heard about it, actually i search a lot about this
ResponderBorrarI had already heard it, but I didn't know what it was like
ResponderBorrarEl texto me gusto mucho ya que me ayudo a conocer mas sobre dark academia, una estética que no conocía y que realmente es muy interesante y atractiva.
ResponderBorrar-externo a la UVAQ
Esta estética (principalmente su arte) es muy agradable para el ojo humano, pues tiene colores apagados, es algo que debe de ser más tomado en cuenta para cualquier tipo de persona
ResponderBorrar-Externo a la UVAQ
It's the first time I've heard of this topic, but I find it interesting
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ResponderBorrarHey Isa! Omg, I absolutely LOVE dark academia aesthetic! I did have know about this subculture, but nos as much as I learned today. I think is such a beautiful way to express feelings and acknowledgement.
This is the first time that I read about dark academia, but previously I had already heard a little about it and thanks to this article it made me want to know more about it. :)
ResponderBorrarI love this kind of style, It remainds me of Harry Potter :)
ResponderBorrarGood Job
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