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|key_values = Curiosity, existentialism, intelligence, learning, wisdom
  
|key_values = Curiosity, existentialism, intelligence, learning, wisdom
 
|related_media = The Secret History<br>Dead Poets Society<br>Kill Your Darlings
  
|related_media = The Secret History<br>Dead Poets Society<br>Kill Your Darlings
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|related_aesthetics = [[Art Academia]]<br>[[Chaotic Academia]]<br>[[Classic Academia]]<br>[[Cryptid Academia]]<br>[[Dark Paradise]]<br>[[Darkest Academia]]<br>[[Dark Jock]]<br>[[Fairy Academia]]<br>[[Light Academia]]<br>[[Musical Academia]]<br>[[Natural Philosophy]]<br>[[Pastel Academia]]<br>[[Romantic Academia]]<br>[[Studyblr]]<br>[[Studyplace]]<br>[[Theatre Academia]]<br>[[Victorian]]<br>[[Writer Academia]]|caption1=“Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.” -Donna Tartt, The Secret History}}
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|related_aesthetics = [[Art Academia]]<br>[[Chaotic Academia]]<br>[[Classic Academia]]<br>[[Cryptid Academia]]<br>[[Dark Paradise]]<br>[[Darkest Academia]]<br>[[Dark Jock]]<br>[[Fairy Academia]]<br>[[Light Academia]]<br>[[Musical Academia]]<br>[[Natural Philosophy]]<br>[[Preppy]]<br>[[Pastel Academia]]<br>[[Romantic Academia]]<br>[[Studyblr]]<br>[[Studyplace]]<br>[[Theatre Academia]]<br>[[Victorian]]<br>[[Writer Academia]]|caption1=“Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.” -Donna Tartt, The Secret History}}
   
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'''Dark academia''' is a popular [[:Category:Academia|academic]] aesthetic that revolves around classic literature, the pursuit of self-discovery, and a general passion for knowledge and learning. It is one of several variations, each with a unique subject focus. Dark academia's best-known visual variations stem primarily from European cultures.
  
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'''Dark academia''' is a popular [[:Category:Academia|academic]] aesthetic that revolves around classic literature, the pursuit of self-discovery, and a general passion for knowledge and learning. It is one of several variations, each with a unique subject focus. Dark academia's best-known visual variations stem primarily from European cultures.
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Evoking the lifestyle of Romantic-era nobles and intellectuals is the primary goal of Dark Academia.
   
 
People who use this aesthetic are usually referred to as dark academics.
 
People who use this aesthetic are usually referred to as dark academics.
   
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Español: Dark Academia es una estética que gira en torno a la literatura clásica, la búsqueda del autodescubrimiento y una pasión general por el conocimiento y el aprendizaje. Es una de varias variaciones, cada una con su propio enfoque histórico único. Dark Academia proviene visualmente de las culturas europeas, al igual que con sus variaciones más conocidas.
  
   
 
== Criticism ==
  
== Criticism ==
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=== Western Eurocentrism ===
  
=== Western Eurocentrism ===
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Dark academia focuses predominantly on languages, literature, architecture, art, and fashion originating from Western Europe and has been consequently criticized as Eurocentric. Many dark academics have rejected an exclusionary interpretation of dark academia and encouraged academics to include non-Western languages, literature, architecture, and clothing in their conceptions and use of the aesthetic.<ref>https://sappylittlebitch.tumblr.com/post/620401404176154624/cultural-dark-academia</ref><ref>https://punkenglishnerd.tumblr.com/post/189453466668/to-all-the-people-saying-can-i-still-be-a-dark</ref><ref>https://ataphya.tumblr.com/post/645623340466339840/also</ref>
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Dark academia focuses predominantly on languages, literature, architecture, art, poetry and fashion originating from Western Europe and has been consequently criticized as Eurocentric. Many dark academics have rejected an exclusionary interpretation of dark academia and encouraged academics to include non-Western languages, literature, architecture, and clothing in their conceptions and use of the aesthetic.<ref>https://sappylittlebitch.tumblr.com/post/620401404176154624/cultural-dark-academia</ref><ref>https://punkenglishnerd.tumblr.com/post/189453466668/to-all-the-people-saying-can-i-still-be-a-dark</ref><ref>https://ataphya.tumblr.com/post/645623340466339840/also</ref>
   
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Latin, ancient Greek, English, and French are popular in dark academia both as subjects of linguistic study and in aesthetic images of text. Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical architecture are featured frequently in dark academic images.
  
   
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==Variations==
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== Visuals ==
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Dark Academia as a whole utilizes the colors black, dark brown, forest green, dark orange, cream, gold, and burgundy. The photographs also tend to be dimly lit, as to give the appearance of illumination through only candle light, a sun-less day, or light being unable to reach the interiors of a deep, alcove-filled room. As such, chiaroscuro, the contrast between light and dark, is a common motif within images and outfits. White statues in the dark, pale skin (see Eurocentricism) contrasting dark clothing, and the art movements described below are examples of this style. Often, photo editing is employed to increase the shadows of the image.
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'''[[Art Academia]]''': Based on classical art movements.
  
   
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The artworks utilized in Dark Academia come from the periods typically associated with European civilization: Renaissance, [[Baroque]], [[Classicism|Neoclassical]], Academic, Romantic, Aesthetic, and Pre-Raphaelite periods are the paintings that are the most commonly reblogged, with subjects such as anatomical studies, vanitas, Christian and Classical mythology, and portraiture of people wearing clothing in the Dark Academia colors.
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'''[[Chaotic Academia]]''': A mixture of Dark Academia and 'chaotic' or 'feral' aesthetics like [[Goblincore]]. Cramming for tests at midnight and riding caffeine highs for days until you crash. Committing arson with your friends and shoplifting stationery. Spraying 'fuck the electoral college' on brick walls. Falling asleep in the school library and saving all your Monster Energy cans.
  
   
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Sculpture is always done in white marble and in the styles of Renaissance, Baroque, and Neo-classical. Technique, such as in the illusion of flesh, psychological presence, diaphonous fabric, and drapery, is admired.
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'''[[Classic Academia]]''': A mix of the [[:Category:Academia|Academia]] family of aesthetics. Impeccable notes in class. Leatherbound bags crammed with textbooks and pens. Lots of coffee with scones, and even more late nights. A wide vocabulary (that people constantly comment on). Lives in the library.
  
   
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[[Gothic]], Beaux-Arts, and [[Classicism|Neoclassical]] architecture are featured frequently in dark academic images, as most of the prestigious campuses, museums, and libraries were built in this style. Another common buildings are [[Baroque]] palaces that evoke masked balls, English manor houses, and [[Victorian]] streets. Some of the most common buildings reblogged are: the campuses of Harvard, Oxford, and Cambridge; the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum; the Gloucester Cathedral; and the Musee d'Orsay.
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'''[[Darkest Academia]]''': Similar to Dark Academia, but with darker, even sinister visuals and more serious themes.
  
   
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The romanticization of studying, journaling, and letter-writing is demonstrated through appreciation for calligraphy and stationary. Fountain pens and typewriters are proudly displayed, and users would often take images of the results of their notebook entries, not unlike [[Studyblr]]. However, their writing is cursive, and decorations are sparse.
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'''[[Fairy Academia]]''': Based on the visual aesthetics of [[Victorian]] and Edwardian childhood.
 
   
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Images associated with literature are another common photo subject. Antique books, screenshots of e-books with highlighted lines, annotations, and typography are common subjects. Latin, ancient Greek, English, and French are popular in dark academia both as subjects of linguistic study and in aesthetic images of text. A recent tumblr trend is the use of "comparatives/parallels/collections," which are short compilations of 5-10 quotes from poetry, literature, or scripts from different works that center around one motif such as "the kitchen table" and "women and horror." Occassionally, paintings or photographs may be included.
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'''[[Light Academia]]''': Similar to Dark Academia, but with a distinctly lighter color palette and overall aesthetic.
  
   
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Nature can make an appearance in the aesthetic, mostly in the form of British moors, autumnal forests, and occasional images of seaside cliffs. Dreary weather such as fog and rain enhances the gloomy nature of this aesthetic. This fuether adds to the romanticism of sneaking into the forest to do pagan rituals, as well as creating a connection to the poetry of the American Romantics. The influence of the Picturesque and the Sublime, as outlined in the work of Edmund Burke, is another aspect of these natural photographs.
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'''[[Lovecore|Pagano-Lovecore]]''': A hybrid of Academia aesthetics and [[Lovecore]], based in love in Greco-Roman mythology.
  
   
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Boarding school imagery, such as school uniforms, living in a dormitary, and running away, is more common in younger users. Here, the sense of mystery, danger, and kinship are enhanced, and the professionalism and sophistication connotations are lessened.
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'''[[Pastel Academia]]''': Less mature than the other forms of academia, pastel academia showcases much more colour and a childlike "[[Kawaii]]" aesthetic. It is less Eurocentric and more based around Japanese styles of study and clothing.
  
   
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Cafe society is also another influence on the aesthetic. Coffee shops are associated with both the flaneurs of 19th-century Paris and the contemporary stressed college students of today. As such, that space is romanticized, and images of coffee, people-watching, and studying within the space is popular.
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'''[[Romantic Academia]]''': More closely related to [[Light Academia]] with a focus on romance and elements of [[Baroque]].
  
   
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Violent imagery addresses the "dark" moniker. Like in the novels and films, murder and death are popular subjects. This is displayed through murder weapons that are also aesthetically pleasing, i.e. vials of poison, ornate daggers, and even occasional images of guns. Blood, such as on clothing or on white statues (bashing someone's head) is another example. Graveyards are also another location that is commonly reblogged due to the connotations with [[Gothic]] literature and memento mori.
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'''[[Theatre Academia]]''': Based on plays, operas, and other musically inclined types of art
  
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'''[[Witchy Academia]]''': Similar to Dark Academia, but with themes of Witchcraft.
  
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'''[[Writer Academia]]''': Also known as Writercore or Poetcore, a branch of Academia specifically for writers. Writer Academia holds the belief that anyone could be a writer, or poet, as long as you enjoy writing and hold a passion for your work.
  
   
 
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== Visuals ==
  
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* Antique books
  
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* Art museums, with people interacting and viewing the art
  
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* Blood, poison, and other murder imagery
  
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* British estates, especially oak-paneled rooms
  
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* British moors
  
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* Boarding school-related imagery such as uniforms and sneaking out
  
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* Campuses of prestigious universities such as Oxford and Harvard
  
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* Chateaus and palaces
  
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* Coffee and tea
  
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* Daggers
  
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* Desks that showcase the OP's stationary collection
  
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*Forests at night
  
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* Fountain pens
  
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* [[Gothic]] and Beaux-Arts architecture
  
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* Homoeroticism
  
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*Newspapers at cafes
  
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* Paintings in the Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical, Academic, Aesthetic, and Pre-Raphaelite periods
  
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*Quotes and typography
  
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*Typewriters
  
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*Rain, fog, and overcast weather
  
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* Sculpture in the Classical, Hellenistic, Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical periods
  
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*Smoking
  
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* Streets of antique European cities such as Paris and Florence
  
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== Inspirations ==
  
== Inspirations ==
 
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===Books===
  
===Books===
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Please do not include works by the authors below. By author surname:
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Please do not list books by authors in the list below. By author surname:
   
 
*''The Women in the Dunes'' by Kōbō Abe
  
*''The Women in the Dunes'' by Kōbō Abe
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*''Ninth House'' - Leigh Bardugo
 
*''The Lessons'' by Naomi Alderman
  
*''The Lessons'' by Naomi Alderman
 
*''The Rachel Papers'' by Martin Amis
  
*''The Rachel Papers'' by Martin Amis
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*''The Year of the Gadfly'' by Jennifer Miller
  
*''The Year of the Gadfly'' by Jennifer Miller
 
*''Songs of Achilles'' by Madeline Miller
  
*''Songs of Achilles'' by Madeline Miller
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*''The Starless Sea'' - Erin Morgenstern
 
*''Paradise Lost'' and ''Paradise Regained'' by John Milton
  
*''Paradise Lost'' and ''Paradise Regained'' by John Milton
 
*''I'll Give You The Sun'' by Jandy Nelson
  
*''I'll Give You The Sun'' by Jandy Nelson
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*''In Search of Lost Time'' by Marcel Proust
  
*''In Search of Lost Time'' by Marcel Proust
 
*''If We Were Villains'' by M. L. Rio
  
*''If We Were Villains'' by M. L. Rio
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*''The Harry Potter Series'' - J.K. Rowling
 
*''Memoirs of a Woman Doctor'' by Nawal El Saadawi
  
*''Memoirs of a Woman Doctor'' by Nawal El Saadawi
 
*''Season of Migration to the North'' by Tayeb Salih
  
*''Season of Migration to the North'' by Tayeb Salih
 
*''Gaudy Night'' by Dorothy L. Sayers
  
*''Gaudy Night'' by Dorothy L. Sayers
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*''Lovely Bones'' by Alice Sebold
  
 
*''Frankenstein, or: A Modern Prometheus'' by Mary Shelley
  
*''Frankenstein, or: A Modern Prometheus'' by Mary Shelley
 
*''Antigone'' by Sophocles
  
*''Antigone'' by Sophocles
 
*''The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' by Muriel Spark
  
*''The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' by Muriel Spark
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*''Perfume'' by Patrick Süskind
  
 
*''The Glitter and the Gold'' by Consuelo Vanderbilt
  
*''The Glitter and the Gold'' by Consuelo Vanderbilt
 
*''Brideshead Revisited'' by Evelyn Waugh
  
*''Brideshead Revisited'' by Evelyn Waugh
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*Federico García Lorca
  
*Federico García Lorca
 
*Nicolai Gogol
  
*Nicolai Gogol
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*Donna Tartt
  
 
*Homer
  
*Homer
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*Shirley Jackson
 
*Franz Kafka
  
*Franz Kafka
 
*John Keats
  
*John Keats
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*Arthur Rimbaud
  
*Arthur Rimbaud
 
*Sappho
  
*Sappho
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*Friedrich Schiller
  
 
*V.E. Schwab
  
*V.E. Schwab
 
*William Shakespeare
  
*William Shakespeare
 
*Sophocles
  
*Sophocles
 
*Noel Streatfield
  
*Noel Streatfield
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*Donna Tartt
 
*Leo Tolstoy
  
*Leo Tolstoy
 
*Virgil
  
*Virgil
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===Movies===
  
===Movies===
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By year released:
   
 
*''The Invisible Man'' (1933)
  
*''The Invisible Man'' (1933)
 
*''Rope'' (1948)
  
*''Rope'' (1948)
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*''In a Lonely Place'' (1950)
 
*''Dial M for Murder'' (1954)
  
*''Dial M for Murder'' (1954)
 
*''Compulsion'' (1959)
  
*''Compulsion'' (1959)
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*''Another Country'' (1984)
  
*''Another Country'' (1984)
 
*''Maurice'' (1987)
  
*''Maurice'' (1987)
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*''Withnail & I'' (1987)
 
*''The Unnameable'' (1988)
  
*''The Unnameable'' (1988)
 
*''The Chocolate War'' (1988)
  
*''The Chocolate War'' (1988)
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*''Shallow Grave'' (1994)
  
*''Shallow Grave'' (1994)
 
*''Heavenly Creatures'' (1994)
  
*''Heavenly Creatures'' (1994)
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*''Immortal Beloved'' (1994)
 
*''Total Eclipse'' (1995)
  
*''Total Eclipse'' (1995)
 
*''Good Will Hunting'' (1997)
  
*''Good Will Hunting'' (1997)
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*''Bright Young Things'' (2003)
  
*''Bright Young Things'' (2003)
 
*''Mona Lisa Smile'' (2003)
  
*''Mona Lisa Smile'' (2003)
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*''The Village'' (2004)
  
 
*''Capote'' (2005)
  
*''Capote'' (2005)
 
*''Like Minds'' (2006)
  
*''Like Minds'' (2006)
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*''Victor Frankenstein'' (2015)
  
*''Victor Frankenstein'' (2015)
 
*''The Danish girl'' (2015)
  
*''The Danish girl'' (2015)
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*''Lady Macbeth'' (2016)
  
 
*''The Bookstore'' (2017)
  
*''The Bookstore'' (2017)
 
*''Phantom Thread'' (2017)
  
*''Phantom Thread'' (2017)
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*''Knives Out'' (2019)
  
*''Knives Out'' (2019)
 
*''Las Niñas'' (2020)
  
*''Las Niñas'' (2020)
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*''Shirley'' (2020)
   
 
===Podcasts===
  
===Podcasts===
   
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*Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities
 
*Dark Dice
  
*Dark Dice
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*Lore
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*Myths & Legends
 
*The Magnus Archives
  
*The Magnus Archives
 
*The Penumbra Podcast
  
*The Penumbra Podcast
 
*Prose Talk
  
*Prose Talk
 
*Unwell A Midwestern Gothic Mystery
  
*Unwell A Midwestern Gothic Mystery
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*Unobscured
 
*The White Vault
  
*The White Vault
   
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*How To Get Away With Murder
  
*How To Get Away With Murder
 
*Mindhunter
  
*Mindhunter
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*Murdoch mysteries
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*Murdoch Mysteries
 
*The Magicians
  
*The Magicians
 
*The Nevers
  
*The Nevers
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*Taboo
  
*Taboo
 
*The Umbrella Academy
  
*The Umbrella Academy
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*A Series of Unfortunate Events
   
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===Anime & Manga===
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===Anime & manga===
   
 
*91 Days
  
*91 Days
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*Hyouka
  
*Hyouka
 
*Joker Game
  
*Joker Game
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*Little Witch Academy
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*Little Witch Academia
 
*Monster
  
*Monster
 
*Moriarty the Patriot
  
*Moriarty the Patriot
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*Vampire Knight
  
*Vampire Knight
 
*Violet Evergarden
  
*Violet Evergarden
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*Whisper of the Heart!
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*Whisper of the Heart
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*Tales from Earthdsea
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*Tales from Earthsea
 
*The Wind Rises
  
*The Wind Rises
 
*Your Name
  
*Your Name
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*Sweeney Todd
  
*Sweeney Todd
 
*Twisted
  
*Twisted
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*Sofonisba Anguissola
  
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*Jean-Michel Basquiat
  
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*Caravaggio
  
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*Camille Claudel
  
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*Roberto Ferri
  
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*Artemisia Gentileschi
  
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*Vincent Willem Van Gogh
  
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*Trevor Henderson
  
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*Jenny Holzer
  
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*Alfred Kubin
  
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*Michelangelo
  
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*Maldha Mohamed
  
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*Claude Monet
  
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*Raphaël
  
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*Rembrandt
  
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*Leonardo Da Vinci
  
   
 
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===Music===
  
===Music===
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The music typically associated with Dark Academia evokes the same historical and elite aesthetic through classical music, which is regarded as upper-class and traditional, and multiple people within these types of families were encouraged to pursue music to create a wide profile of skills. Specifically, the classical music used is wide-ranging, as Baroque (Bach, Vivaldi) and Romantic (Liszt, Tchaikovsky) is included. The classical music used in the aesthetic is typically in a tone more romantic, melancholy, epic, or severe, as it is played in the minor key and with piano and strings.
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Contemporary alternative music is extremely popular, arguably more so than the classical, and allows for the lyrics to carry across the motifs of romance, betrayal, mystery, and crime. Classical allusions and metaphors with nature are also common techniques. There is a wide variety of instrumentation, although some common characteristics are: the use of strings or piano, slow and deep bass, and backing or echoing vocals. Tempo tends to be slower, and like in classical, has a more melancholy and contemplative tone. The genres that these songs fall into are alternative rock and indie.
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*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Uff91EOsvd99rtAupatMP?si=sWCSwR-mSJyW0VeKoj9p2Q&nd=1 Claude Debussy]
  
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Uff91EOsvd99rtAupatMP?si=sWCSwR-mSJyW0VeKoj9p2Q&nd=1 Claude Debussy]
 
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/4wYk01oPJNfaEssVFL46oQ Coast Modern]
  
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/4wYk01oPJNfaEssVFL46oQ Coast Modern]
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*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/5U6leWxYKsuTkd4kXcF1a6?si=5TuxPZprRqWjJDtxcJF4tA&nd=1 The Crane Wives]
  
 
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Xk3Hc122tA7NeychRuT0u Crows in the Rain]
  
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Xk3Hc122tA7NeychRuT0u Crows in the Rain]
 
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/5KNNVgR6LBIABRIomyCwKJ?si=Ln5M_k6sT8yfxUQ_FyHQcw&nd=1 Dermot Kennedy]
  
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/5KNNVgR6LBIABRIomyCwKJ?si=Ln5M_k6sT8yfxUQ_FyHQcw&nd=1 Dermot Kennedy]
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*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/0HCkZtmMJLvUyWT5m0ojBX?si=QxVRIOTRRXSfxqk-xNuzVQ&nd=1 Peter Gundry]
  
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/0HCkZtmMJLvUyWT5m0ojBX?si=QxVRIOTRRXSfxqk-xNuzVQ&nd=1 Peter Gundry]
 
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MKCzCnpzw3TjUYs2v7vDA?si=Khqg6DWFSImXWKVxKDDy0w&nd=1 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]
  
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MKCzCnpzw3TjUYs2v7vDA?si=Khqg6DWFSImXWKVxKDDy0w&nd=1 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]
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*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/2UqjDAXnDxejEyE0CzfUrZ?si=EbeKJMH7QQCWQ49YVeHgpg&nd=1 Robert Schumann]
  
 
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Kekt6CKSo0m5mivKcoH51 Sergei Rachmaninoff]
  
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Kekt6CKSo0m5mivKcoH51 Sergei Rachmaninoff]
 
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/0MeLMJJcouYXCymQSHPn8g Sleeping At Last]
  
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/0MeLMJJcouYXCymQSHPn8g Sleeping At Last]
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*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/7lqaPghwYv2mE9baz5XQmL?si=DBGRLnHfQ0Ki3GCdE1RyjQ&nd=1 Tally Hall]
  
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/7lqaPghwYv2mE9baz5XQmL?si=DBGRLnHfQ0Ki3GCdE1RyjQ&nd=1 Tally Hall]
 
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IWdvItNhmdo282Wwp0CwH?si=VKI9OyMcQrqQ45mWWsA9ZQ&nd=1 Tamino]
  
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IWdvItNhmdo282Wwp0CwH?si=VKI9OyMcQrqQ45mWWsA9ZQ&nd=1 Tamino]
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*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/6fLrPFLWLSCrp7gcTZXcKb?si=-nU0JZmGRgeswtrCh-nkNg&nd=1 Twin Shadow]
 
 
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/77BznF1Dr1k5KyEZ6Nn3jB Vancouver Sleep Clinic]
  
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/77BznF1Dr1k5KyEZ6Nn3jB Vancouver Sleep Clinic]
 
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/4NJhFmfw43RLBLjQvxDuRS?si=MkKIvdmkRLq6gIjBCEVapA&nd=1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]
  
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/4NJhFmfw43RLBLjQvxDuRS?si=MkKIvdmkRLq6gIjBCEVapA&nd=1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]
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*[https://open.spotify.com/album/1iQNqvcWTFwfUYnsGgMYBw We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic by Foxygen]
  
*[https://open.spotify.com/album/1iQNqvcWTFwfUYnsGgMYBw We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic by Foxygen]
 
*[https://open.spotify.com/album/0lhXbsiEbuuIIKv8RWtTJi The Tragic Treasury by The Gothic Archies]
  
*[https://open.spotify.com/album/0lhXbsiEbuuIIKv8RWtTJi The Tragic Treasury by The Gothic Archies]
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*[https://open.spotify.com/album/7IhamFz3LwNPera2N9Fete The Honeysticks by The Honeysticks]
  
 
*[https://open.spotify.com/album/5j1ZsFyNCsnt62prbs85eE?autoplay=true Wasteland, Baby! by Hozier]
  
*[https://open.spotify.com/album/5j1ZsFyNCsnt62prbs85eE?autoplay=true Wasteland, Baby! by Hozier]
 
*[https://open.spotify.com/album/0HOuy5D1AnjjYUjWdjoOZU The Magic by Lola Blanc]
  
*[https://open.spotify.com/album/0HOuy5D1AnjjYUjWdjoOZU The Magic by Lola Blanc]
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*''Breezeblocks,'' ''Fitzpleasure'' by Alt-J
  
 
*''Symphony No.9 "From the new world"'' by Antonín Dvořák
  
*''Symphony No.9 "From the new world"'' by Antonín Dvořák
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*''Do I Wanna Know?'' by Arctic Monkeys
  
 
*''Icarus'' by Bastille
  
*''Icarus'' by Bastille
 
*''Goodnight Socialite'' by The Brobecks
  
*''Goodnight Socialite'' by The Brobecks
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*''Apocalypse'' by Cigarettes After Sex
  
*''Apocalypse'' by Cigarettes After Sex
 
*''Claire de Lune,'' ''La Mer'' by Claude Debussy
  
*''Claire de Lune,'' ''La Mer'' by Claude Debussy
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*''Yellow'' by Coldplay
  
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*''Dreams'' by The Cranberries
  
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*''Blind You'' by Didirri
  
 
*''Piano Concerto Op.54'' by Edvard Grieg
  
*''Piano Concerto Op.54'' by Edvard Grieg
 
*''Symphony No.8 "Unfinished"'' by Felix Mendelssohn
  
*''Symphony No.8 "Unfinished"'' by Felix Mendelssohn
 
*''Violin Concerto No.2'' by Felix Mendelssohn
  
*''Violin Concerto No.2'' by Felix Mendelssohn
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*''Dog Days Are Over,'' ''Seven Devils,'' ''Shake It Out'' by Florence and the Machine
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*''Seven Devils,'' ''Shake It Out'' by Florence and the Machine
 
*''The French Library'' by Franz Gordon
  
*''The French Library'' by Franz Gordon
 
*''Hungarian Rhapsody No.2'' by Franz Liszt
  
*''Hungarian Rhapsody No.2'' by Franz Liszt
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*''Etude No.11'' by Frédéric Chopin
  
*''Etude No.11'' by Frédéric Chopin
 
*''Achilles Come Down'' by Gang of Youths
  
*''Achilles Come Down'' by Gang of Youths
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*''We Fell in Love in October'' by Girl in Red
  
 
*''Cherry Wine,'' ''Dinner and Diatribes,'' ''Take Me To Church,'' ''Wasteland, Baby! by Hozier''
  
*''Cherry Wine,'' ''Dinner and Diatribes,'' ''Take Me To Church,'' ''Wasteland, Baby! by Hozier''
 
*''Hungarian Dance No.1'' by Johannes Brahms
  
*''Hungarian Dance No.1'' by Johannes Brahms
 
*''Babooshka,'' ''Cloudbusting'' by Kate Bush
  
*''Babooshka,'' ''Cloudbusting'' by Kate Bush
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*''Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me To Have - but I Have It,'' ''Pretty When You Cry,'' ''Video Games,'' ''Young and Beautiful'' by Lana Del Rey
  
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*''Flash'' by Lewis OfMan
  
 
*''I Want to Feel Alive'' by Lighthouse and the Whaler
  
*''I Want to Feel Alive'' by Lighthouse and the Whaler
 
*''The Louvre, Sober (II),'' ''Writer in the Dark'' by Lorde
  
*''The Louvre, Sober (II),'' ''Writer in the Dark'' by Lorde
 
*''Piano Concerto No.3,'' ''Piano Sonata No.8 "Pathétique"'' by Ludwig van Beethoven
  
*''Piano Concerto No.3,'' ''Piano Sonata No.8 "Pathétique"'' by Ludwig van Beethoven
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*''Body,'' ''Burning Pile,'' ''Oh Ana'' by Mother Mother
  
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*''A Little Death,'' ''Sweater Weather'' by The Neighbourhood
  
 
*''Ann Wants to Dance'' by Papooz
  
*''Ann Wants to Dance'' by Papooz
 
*''Lotta True Crime'' by Penelope Scott
  
*''Lotta True Crime'' by Penelope Scott
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*''Your Woman'' by White Town
  
*''Your Woman'' by White Town
 
*''Fantasia in D Minor'' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  
*''Fantasia in D Minor'' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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*''Cape Town'' by The Young Veins
  
 
*''Nocturnal waltz - Johannes Bornlöf''
  
*''Nocturnal waltz - Johannes Bornlöf''
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*''O children - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds<br />''
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*''O children - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds''
   
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=== Official Aesthetics Wiki Playlist ===
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===''Comics''===
  
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[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/55prT8hZ47JDfKk3WkcDBW?si=a41b2651103f4c71 Dark Academia]''<br />''
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===Comics===
   
 
*An Unkindness of Ravens
  
*An Unkindness of Ravens
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[[File:Tumblr pqli5bxfdT1tza7jq 540.jpg|thumb|280x280px|link=Special:FilePath/Tumblr_pqli5bxfdT1tza7jq_540.jpg|alt=A violin rests on a bed of open faced books featuring sheets of music.]]
  
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===Playlists===
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/77OtoVF6TyFzIISvUmzvIj?si=4piZeZJKRmy57pT_AGA3BQ Dark Academia classical🌙] by miraya ☁️
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6dW9bpzuwy1PqMpfZBoEQb?si=yIBLelBkTLmv_juqoqZ9ZQ Dark Academia lyrical🌙] by miraya ☁️
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1SXb7Cv0p7Gs4sgxzC6Jx3?si=e52a9d64f2a94553 love at hogwarts by elicia]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Yq81WmvldE1v6uWyLywQX?si=XuSa0vpwTP6SJ_ShrBt5bg dark academia Spotify playlist by poets and coffee]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/user/heygooddayilia/playlist/0sz3BMkJeOf6qelBe4G0dV?si=Dn2GVpSRRsmzx-dSbU4YOQ dark academia (studying & reading) Spotify playlist by iliaahh]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3c2EJP9YmD4AswMqivtKK7?si=IhgBmuJGTmeopuVPhUDKCA dark academia but it slaps Spotify playlist by liennee]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6bNYNtLlaT3QfN4DnnXrYT?si=XrLJNQl9QESh1egnSfH9Ow dark academia. Spotify playlist by liv ☁️]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6nVpUBmmNLPpRDJqqe0oUi?si=kVSqAiaGReyp_QaHbFEX9Q <nowiki>[dark academia] // lofi Spotify playlist by autycitrine</nowiki>]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tlAGIxetz8wFTHeVIvC0N?si=7BqPv7ntSimCeTQJ_FLMwA dark academia (instrumental) Spotify playlist by natbr5656]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3tKqEyqxHQ4QPYubMJPkhh?si=EWq7lmA_SnuBFpT6Weveuw Dark Academia ☕️🗝 Spotify playlist by Mari Solaro 🕯]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2U5JayfHKIuOvtwoDFRw9t?si=t-mIiCD8T1KYDyqMUee_lA dark academia vibes Spotify playlist by Maria Alejandra Ugarte]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/46Wep6fbi9TjsBxnkz7u4i?si=UTNR02ATSvmXTpWdVZAaog dark academia Spotify playlist by sweetcreature]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2txaRCMyGk8yZtPvEgVaAH?si=s73UyQTVSwuenSV6fTfiiA dark academia Spotify playlist by marie33599]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ohfnnO6bB7yUpRov7jWe0?si=wc-tHroNS0iYy1NHP_ijLQ dark academia society playlist by lucieee!]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6feCSLYdLfydtmJRfl9q5n?si=BXeR2i5wSp-tmlJ82 dark academia- classical music Spotify playlist by palicatbu]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5DuiGOSwMEIcaxuqE74S5X AESTHETICS: Dark Academia (unconventional) Spotify Playlist] by [https://open.spotify.com/user/bxva13vs6kb2ts34x5joj4x71?si=5f65c472f94e4e20 Chaotic Good]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/03ixewyFdTDnFsfMCEzqqf AESTHETICS: Dark Academia (classical) Spotify Playlist] by [https://open.spotify.com/user/bxva13vs6kb2ts34x5joj4x71?si=5f65c472f94e4e20 Chaotic Good]
  
 
*
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4V6pIRPQyhRyaE91e7hE82?si=LVgbLTM3RRu_W3Tpzndezw chaos ❧ by chaos]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2dTo9rIQX6HGMsDohwsRHd?si=lXWBpzW6RKKAfzXPHO2Nhg dark academia Spotify playlist by Talkus]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ApdReb0fSRGX3enblbwY6?si=JX0cGLCQTpazP9ycQTcB-w dark academia ❧ by chaos]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3BYryRfF8OHZmY6zuY12AL dark academia and witchy vibes Spotify playlist by LizzyKitten]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Qsx25yZrMdM1m3mFRTJwv?si=7GWBu1n-RqC3lDKTQuiHug academia study songs Spotify playlist by athena teoh]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1VsTm1dUF6cRkwzkL7wWWt Books & Black Coffee by moon]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1mtybwjoubu5aC7GgN7OEV?si=ct75SHJuRMi9dzWTVPIqaA <nowiki>✒️ [dark academia]</nowiki> - classical music Spotify playlist by Ibrahim Tahir]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/535IwVAM7pmZulmhvD3Nba?si=3J5DlkIzRhS0YKPws1yuPg first thought, best thought Spotify playlist by Harshi Bharani]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6WwFhLSAAghWxFtJkGGevZ?si=YgewtZWeRsaorTuvYPuwyw dark academia/light academia by Angela Regina Rossi ☁️]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/71z1L3XDCdlEcU5LF7M1Un?si=rr57dTwwS8O96TR-PRlhdA dark academia by Albert Louis Baker]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Xa5UMockyBxonZKZhRPhb?si=mxmY4QMzTz2Wl__U3vXpWg dead flower society playlist by chaos]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/71cQJBITMDE0SdCAx4cj5g?si=UG1bcZecQKOZhA6p3vuFcg dark ⊹ academia spotify playlist by kmarzc]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/48l32hxc2Zcm67YHX4epf1?si=xlJTOT2TQRSgoScFOutuZQ Россия by Albert Louis Baker]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3L3d42DSXQ259novLkVxl0 DARK ACADEMIA Spotify playlist by Wika Bambynek]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0eWfHuE2V0hnr7pGJad5xC?si=UhtG31kjQB66L4pjb0PsPQ dark academia Spotify playlist by stoner]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2wT9TAzUcaEBsCMeU7sXSG bibliothèque Spotify playlist by gloriaaaa]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6kaA5qzcmf6ToeNGzHeVFE ➳ ❝ dark academia vibes ❞ ─ ❧' by Monique]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2o37zaZWzoO7MF3fynFwnC?si=abfbf6c55fac4cde Dark Academia by Gaby Sena]
  
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*[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/50cOIb68xJl8UwZciXDO6u?si=5875cd89616b4488 Classical Dark Academia by Gaby Sena]
  
   
 
==Activities==
  
==Activities==
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===Video Games===
  
===Video Games===
   
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*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1352230/1917_The_Prologue/ 1917: The Prologue]
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*1917: The Prologue
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*Alicemare
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*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/524850/Alicemare/ Alicemare]
  
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*Alter Ego
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*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/866440/ Alter Ego]
  
 
*Bloodborne
  
*Bloodborne
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*Call of Cthulhu
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*Bully (series)
  
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*Detention
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*Ib
  
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*Dishonored
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*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/391720/Layers_of_Fear/ Layers of Fear] (more so the 1st game)
  
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*GrimGrimoire
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*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/284390/The_Last_Door__Collectors_Edition/ The Last Door Season 1]
  
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*Layers of Fear
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*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/483980/Mad_Father/ Mad Father]
  
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*The Last Door Season 1
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*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1259960/The_Metamorphosis/ The Metamorphosis]
  
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*The Metamorphosis
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*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1104380/The_Room_VR_A_Dark_Matter/ The Room VR: A Dark Matter]
  
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*The Room VR: A Dark Matter
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*[http://www.rustylake.com Rusty Lake game series]
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*Rusty Lake game series
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*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/866440/ What Never Was]
  
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*Vampyr
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*What Never Was
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*Fran Bow
   
 
===Crafts===
  
===Crafts===
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The main inspiration for Dark Academic fashion comes from 1940s prep school uniforms. Elements of the 1950s suburban American preppy look are often incorporated, such as sweater vests or sweaters worn tied over the shoulders. The main colour scheme is black, grey, beige, brown, cream, ivory, dark green, burgundy, and soft yellow. Usual fabric choices are more upscale, like cashmere, wool, and tweed, but linen and cotton are also very common. Accessories are usually minimal, like bracelets, rings, pendants, watches, cuff-links, and other dapper add-on pieces.
  
The main inspiration for Dark Academic fashion comes from 1940s prep school uniforms. Elements of the 1950s suburban American preppy look are often incorporated, such as sweater vests or sweaters worn tied over the shoulders. The main colour scheme is black, grey, beige, brown, cream, ivory, dark green, burgundy, and soft yellow. Usual fabric choices are more upscale, like cashmere, wool, and tweed, but linen and cotton are also very common. Accessories are usually minimal, like bracelets, rings, pendants, watches, cuff-links, and other dapper add-on pieces.
   
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(La principal inspiración para el estilo Dark Academic proviene de los uniformes escolares de preparación de los años 40. El esquema de color principal es negro, gris, beige, marrón, crema, marfil, verde oscuro, burdeos, un amarillo suave. Las opciones habituales de telas son más exclusivas, como la cachemira, la lana y el tweed, pero el lino y el algodón también son muy comunes. Los accesorios suelen ser mínimos, como pulseras, anillos, colgantes, relojes, gemelos y otros complementos elegantes.)[[File:Tumblr 6a25622fdda202d1e5d838f2954b3c50 8a71433a 640.jpg|thumb|267x267px|link=Special:FilePath/Tumblr_6a25622fdda202d1e5d838f2954b3c50_8a71433a_640.jpg|alt=]]
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===Stores & Brands ===
  
===Stores & Brands ===
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*Large polo necks
  
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== Gallery==
  
== Gallery==
 
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*[https://blackhholesbooks.wordpress.com/2018/09/07/litcrit-dark-academia/ LitCrit: Dark Academia]
  
*[https://blackhholesbooks.wordpress.com/2018/09/07/litcrit-dark-academia/ LitCrit: Dark Academia]
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*[https://wordpress.com/stats/post/490/blackhholesbooks.wordpress.com LitCrit: Dark Academia Revisited]
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*[https://blackhholesbooks.wordpress.com/2020/05/22/litcrit-dark-academia-revisited/ LitCrit: Dark Academia Revisited]
 
*[https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/xgqn5d/dark-academia-is-the-latest-teen-internet-trend-on-tiktok Vice: Dark Academia is the witchy literary aesthetic sweeping TikTok]
  
*[https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/xgqn5d/dark-academia-is-the-latest-teen-internet-trend-on-tiktok Vice: Dark Academia is the witchy literary aesthetic sweeping TikTok]
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_academia Wikipedia: Dark Academia]
  
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_academia Wikipedia: Dark Academia]
 
*[https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/7/7/21315213/cottagecore-tiktok-dark-academia Vox: This week in TikTok: Are you cottagecore or more “dark academia”?]
  
*[https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/7/7/21315213/cottagecore-tiktok-dark-academia Vox: This week in TikTok: Are you cottagecore or more “dark academia”?]
 
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/style/dark-academia-tiktok.html New York Times: Academia Lives — on TikTok]
  
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/style/dark-academia-tiktok.html New York Times: Academia Lives — on TikTok]
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*[https://da-rk-ac-ad-em-ia.tumblr.com/ da-rk-ac-ad-em-ia]
  
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*[https://rainy-academia.tumblr.com/ Rainy-Academia]
  
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*[https://snookersneek.tumblr.com/ Snookersneek]
  
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*[https://violetregion.tumblr.com/ Violetregion]
  
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*[https://darkacademiathings.tumblr.com/ darkacademiathings]
  
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*[https://europaemelancholia.tumblr.com/ Europae Melancholia]
  
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*[https://www.instagram.com/chioffee/ chioffee]
  
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*[https://www.instagram.com/paulinemroxas/ paulinemroxas]
  
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*[https://www.instagram.com/thedeadflowerssociety/ thedeadflowerssociety]
  
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*[https://www.instagram.com/angelareginarossi/ angelareginaross]
  
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*[https://www.instagram.com/coffeestainpoetry/?hl=en coffeestainpoetry]
  
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*[https://www.instagram.com/divinedemeter/?hl=en divinedemeter]
  
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*[https://www.instagram.com/dxrkacademia/?hl=en dxrkacademia]
  
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*[https://www.instagram.com/we.are.arrant.knaves/?hl=en we.are.arrant.knaves]
  
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*[https://www.instagram.com/yukiandacne/ yukiandacne]
  
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*[https://www.Instagram.com/hyacjnth hyacjnth]
  
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*[https://www.instagram.com/dark.romantics/ dark.romantics]
  
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*[https://www.instagram.com/dark.academia.fashion dark.academia.fashion]
  
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*[https://www.instagram.com/moodyvictory/ moodyvictory]
  
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*[https://www.instagram.com/_gabysena/ _gabysena]
  
   
 
=== Reddit ===
  
=== Reddit ===
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkAcademia/ /r/DarkAcademia]
  
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkAcademia/ /r/DarkAcademia]
 
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkAcademiaLibrary/ /r/DarkAcademiaLibrary]
  
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkAcademiaLibrary/ /r/DarkAcademiaLibrary]
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*[https://www.pinterest.com/MatildeRetro/dark-academia/ • Dark Academia • by 🕯🌝Desdemona🌝🕯]
  
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*[https://www.pinterest.com/dearvillains/dark-academia/ * dark academia. by vee.]
  
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*[https://www.pinterest.com/melaniefontainewriter/08-dark-academia/ 08 | Dark Academia by Melanie Fontaine]
  
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*[https://www.pinterest.com/chanumidezoysa/dark-academia/ dark academia by chanu]
  
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*[https://www.pinterest.com/emma_davs/dark-academia/ Dark academia by Emma Davis 🤍]
  
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*[https://www.pinterest.com/thehoneydesignco/dark-academia/ dark academia by Brianna Collins]
  
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*[https://www.pinterest.ca/lucillevanangel/dark-academia/ Dark academia by Lucille]
  
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Dark academia is a popular academic aesthetic that revolves around classic literature, the pursuit of self-discovery, and a general passion for knowledge and learning. It is one of several variations, each with a unique subject focus. Dark academia's best-known visual variations stem primarily from European cultures.

Evoking the lifestyle of Romantic-era nobles and intellectuals is the primary goal of Dark Academia.

People who use this aesthetic are usually referred to as dark academics.


Criticism

Aestheticization of unhealthy behavior

Dark academia has been criticized for its apparent encouragement of unhealthy behavior in the pursuit of both the aesthetic itself and academic achievement.[1][2] Stress and procrastination related to education, depression and its symptoms, unhealthy sleep habits, including both under and oversleeping, and excessive consumption of coffee, are frequently referenced and discussed in dark academic communities.

Western Eurocentrism

Dark academia focuses predominantly on languages, literature, architecture, art, poetry and fashion originating from Western Europe and has been consequently criticized as Eurocentric. Many dark academics have rejected an exclusionary interpretation of dark academia and encouraged academics to include non-Western languages, literature, architecture, and clothing in their conceptions and use of the aesthetic.[3][4][5]


Visuals

Dark Academia as a whole utilizes the colors black, dark brown, forest green, dark orange, cream, gold, and burgundy. The photographs also tend to be dimly lit, as to give the appearance of illumination through only candle light, a sun-less day, or light being unable to reach the interiors of a deep, alcove-filled room. As such, chiaroscuro, the contrast between light and dark, is a common motif within images and outfits. White statues in the dark, pale skin (see Eurocentricism) contrasting dark clothing, and the art movements described below are examples of this style. Often, photo editing is employed to increase the shadows of the image.

The artworks utilized in Dark Academia come from the periods typically associated with European civilization: Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical, Academic, Romantic, Aesthetic, and Pre-Raphaelite periods are the paintings that are the most commonly reblogged, with subjects such as anatomical studies, vanitas, Christian and Classical mythology, and portraiture of people wearing clothing in the Dark Academia colors.

Sculpture is always done in white marble and in the styles of Renaissance, Baroque, and Neo-classical. Technique, such as in the illusion of flesh, psychological presence, diaphonous fabric, and drapery, is admired.

Gothic, Beaux-Arts, and Neoclassical architecture are featured frequently in dark academic images, as most of the prestigious campuses, museums, and libraries were built in this style. Another common buildings are Baroque palaces that evoke masked balls, English manor houses, and Victorian streets. Some of the most common buildings reblogged are: the campuses of Harvard, Oxford, and Cambridge; the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum; the Gloucester Cathedral; and the Musee d'Orsay.

The romanticization of studying, journaling, and letter-writing is demonstrated through appreciation for calligraphy and stationary. Fountain pens and typewriters are proudly displayed, and users would often take images of the results of their notebook entries, not unlike Studyblr. However, their writing is cursive, and decorations are sparse.

Images associated with literature are another common photo subject. Antique books, screenshots of e-books with highlighted lines, annotations, and typography are common subjects. Latin, ancient Greek, English, and French are popular in dark academia both as subjects of linguistic study and in aesthetic images of text. A recent tumblr trend is the use of "comparatives/parallels/collections," which are short compilations of 5-10 quotes from poetry, literature, or scripts from different works that center around one motif such as "the kitchen table" and "women and horror." Occassionally, paintings or photographs may be included.

Nature can make an appearance in the aesthetic, mostly in the form of British moors, autumnal forests, and occasional images of seaside cliffs. Dreary weather such as fog and rain enhances the gloomy nature of this aesthetic. This fuether adds to the romanticism of sneaking into the forest to do pagan rituals, as well as creating a connection to the poetry of the American Romantics. The influence of the Picturesque and the Sublime, as outlined in the work of Edmund Burke, is another aspect of these natural photographs.

Boarding school imagery, such as school uniforms, living in a dormitary, and running away, is more common in younger users. Here, the sense of mystery, danger, and kinship are enhanced, and the professionalism and sophistication connotations are lessened.

Cafe society is also another influence on the aesthetic. Coffee shops are associated with both the flaneurs of 19th-century Paris and the contemporary stressed college students of today. As such, that space is romanticized, and images of coffee, people-watching, and studying within the space is popular.

Violent imagery addresses the "dark" moniker. Like in the novels and films, murder and death are popular subjects. This is displayed through murder weapons that are also aesthetically pleasing, i.e. vials of poison, ornate daggers, and even occasional images of guns. Blood, such as on clothing or on white statues (bashing someone's head) is another example. Graveyards are also another location that is commonly reblogged due to the connotations with Gothic literature and memento mori.


Inspirations

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Books

Please do not list books by authors in the list below. By author surname:

  • The Women in the Dunes by Kōbō Abe
  • Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo
  • The Lessons by Naomi Alderman
  • The Rachel Papers by Martin Amis
  • Bunny by Mona Awad
  • Possession by A.S. Byatt
  • The Shakespeare Secret by Jennifer Lee Carrell
  • The Glass Essay by Anne Carson
  • Belle du Seigneur by Albert Cohen
  • The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
  • A Study In Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
  • The Bacchae and Medea by Euripides
  • Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
  • Maurice by E. M. Forster
  • The Magus by John Fowles
  • The Likeness by Tana French
  • Mythos, Heroes and Troy by Stephen Fry
  • The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
  • The Lie Tree by Frances Harding
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
  • The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones
  • Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum
  • A Separate Peace by John Knowles
  • Nada by Carmen Laforet
  • Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence
  • The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
  • Oleanna by David Mamet
  • The Year of the Gadfly by Jennifer Miller
  • Songs of Achilles by Madeline Miller
  • The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern
  • Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained by John Milton
  • I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
  • A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
  • The Satyricon by Petronius
  • In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust
  • If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio
  • The Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling
  • Memoirs of a Woman Doctor by Nawal El Saadawi
  • Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih
  • Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
  • Frankenstein, or: A Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
  • Antigone by Sophocles
  • The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
  • The Glitter and the Gold by Consuelo Vanderbilt
  • Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
  • The Truants by Kate Weinberg
  • A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
  • Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar
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Authors

By author surname:

  • Dante Alighieri
  • Maya Angelou
  • Aristotle
  • Jane Austen
  • James Baldwin
  • Beat Generation (post-war literary movement)
  • The Brontë sisters
  • Albert Camus
  • Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Emily Dickinson
  • Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Federico García Lorca
  • Nicolai Gogol
  • Homer
  • Shirley Jackson
  • Franz Kafka
  • John Keats
  • Count Lautréamont
  • H.P. Lovecraft
  • Milton
  • Vladimir Nabokov
  • Friedrich Nietzsche
  • Sylvia Plath
  • Plato
  • Edgar Allan Poe
  • Alexander Pushkin
  • Arthur Rimbaud
  • Sappho
  • V.E. Schwab
  • William Shakespeare
  • Sophocles
  • Noel Streatfield
  • Donna Tartt
  • Leo Tolstoy
  • Virgil
  • Walt Whitman
  • Oscar Wilde
  • Virginia Woolf


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Lucien Carr (Dane DeHaan, Left) and Allen Ginsberg (Daniel Radcliffe, Right) are performing a blood oath while at a party.

Movies

By year released:

  • The Invisible Man (1933)
  • Rope (1948)
  • In a Lonely Place (1950)
  • Dial M for Murder (1954)
  • Compulsion (1959)
  • If... (1968)
  • Suspiria (1977 or 2018)
  • Another Country (1984)
  • Maurice (1987)
  • Withnail & I (1987)
  • The Unnameable (1988)
  • The Chocolate War (1988)
  • True Believer (1989)
  • Dead Poets Society (1989)
  • Metropolitan (1990)
  • Scent of a Woman (1992)
  • School Ties (1992)
  • Peter's Friends (1992)
  • Shallow Grave (1994)
  • Heavenly Creatures (1994)
  • Immortal Beloved (1994)
  • Total Eclipse (1995)
  • Good Will Hunting (1997)
  • Wilde (1997)
  • The Ninth Gate (1999)
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
  • Wonder Boys (2000)
  • The Emperor's Club (2002)
  • The Pianist (2002)
  • The Dreamers (2003)
  • Bright Young Things (2003)
  • Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
  • Capote (2005)
  • Like Minds (2006)
  • The Prestige (2006)
  • The Great Debaters (2007)
  • Brideshead Revisited (2008)
  • Detachment (2011)
  • Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
  • Kill Your Darlings (2013)
  • The Imitation Game (2014)
  • Testament of Youth (2014)
  • The Riot Club (2014)
  • The Theory of Everything (2014)
  • Victor Frankenstein (2015)
  • The Danish girl (2015)
  • The Bookstore (2017)
  • Phantom Thread (2017)
  • Disobedience (2017)
  • Colette (2018)
  • Mary Shelley (2018)
  • Vita & Virginia (2018)
  • The Nightingale (2018)
  • Tolkien (2019)
  • Elisa y Marcela (2019)
  • Knives Out (2019)
  • Las Niñas (2020)
  • Shirley (2020)

Podcasts

  • Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities
  • Dark Dice
  • Lore
  • Myths & Legends
  • The Magnus Archives
  • The Penumbra Podcast
  • Prose Talk
  • Unwell A Midwestern Gothic Mystery
  • Unobscured
  • The White Vault

TV Shows

  • The Alienist
  • Ares
  • Deadly Class
  • Elementary
  • Endeavour
  • Freud
  • Gentleman Jack
  • Hannibal
  • His Dark Materials
  • House of Anubis
  • How To Get Away With Murder
  • Mindhunter
  • Murdoch Mysteries
  • The Magicians
  • The Nevers
  • The Night Gallery
  • Ordeal By Innocence
  • Penny Dreadful
  • Pennyworth
  • Poldark
  • Prodigal Son
  • The Queen's Gambit
  • Sherlock
  • Taboo
  • The Umbrella Academy
  • A Series of Unfortunate Events

Anime & manga

  • 91 Days
  • Ancient Magus Bride
  • Baccano
  • Black Butler (especially the Public School Arc)
  • Black Museum: The Ghost and the Lady
  • Bungou Stray Dogs
  • The Cat Returns
  • Code Geass
  • Colorful
  • Doukyuusei
  • From Up on Poppy Hill
  • Fullmetal Alchemist
  • Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
  • The Garden of Words
  • Gosick
  • Hyouka
  • Joker Game
  • Little Witch Academia
  • Monster
  • Moriarty the Patriot
  • The Promised Neverland
  • The Royal Tutor
  • Saga of Tanya the Evil
  • Snow White with the Red Hair
  • Steamboy
  • Vampire Knight
  • Violet Evergarden
  • Whisper of the Heart
  • Tales from Earthsea
  • The Wind Rises
  • Your Name

Plays

  • Another Country
  • The Inheritance
  • Spring Awakening
  • Total Eclipse

Musicals

  • The Count of Monte Cristo
  • Dogfight
  • Frankenstein: A New Musical
  • Hadestown
  • Jekyll & Hyde
  • Light in the Plazza
  • Natasha Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812
  • Phantom of the Opera
  • Spring Awakening
  • Sweeney Todd
  • Twisted


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Music

The music typically associated with Dark Academia evokes the same historical and elite aesthetic through classical music, which is regarded as upper-class and traditional, and multiple people within these types of families were encouraged to pursue music to create a wide profile of skills. Specifically, the classical music used is wide-ranging, as Baroque (Bach, Vivaldi) and Romantic (Liszt, Tchaikovsky) is included. The classical music used in the aesthetic is typically in a tone more romantic, melancholy, epic, or severe, as it is played in the minor key and with piano and strings.

Contemporary alternative music is extremely popular, arguably more so than the classical, and allows for the lyrics to carry across the motifs of romance, betrayal, mystery, and crime. Classical allusions and metaphors with nature are also common techniques. There is a wide variety of instrumentation, although some common characteristics are: the use of strings or piano, slow and deep bass, and backing or echoing vocals. Tempo tends to be slower, and like in classical, has a more melancholy and contemplative tone. The genres that these songs fall into are alternative rock and indie.

Musicians


Albums


Songs

  • Symphony No.9 "From the new world" by Antonín Dvořák
  • Icarus by Bastille
  • Goodnight Socialite by The Brobecks
  • Dionysus by The Buttertones
  • For the Damaged Coda by Blonde Redhead
  • Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens
  • Apocalypse by Cigarettes After Sex
  • Claire de Lune, La Mer by Claude Debussy
  • Piano Concerto Op.54 by Edvard Grieg
  • Symphony No.8 "Unfinished" by Felix Mendelssohn
  • Violin Concerto No.2 by Felix Mendelssohn
  • Seven Devils, Shake It Out by Florence and the Machine
  • The French Library by Franz Gordon
  • Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 by Franz Liszt
  • Piano Trio No.2 by Franz Schubert
  • Etude No.11 by Frédéric Chopin
  • Achilles Come Down by Gang of Youths
  • Cherry Wine, Dinner and Diatribes, Take Me To Church, Wasteland, Baby! by Hozier
  • Hungarian Dance No.1 by Johannes Brahms
  • Babooshka, Cloudbusting by Kate Bush
  • I Want to Feel Alive by Lighthouse and the Whaler
  • The Louvre, Sober (II), Writer in the Dark by Lorde
  • Piano Concerto No.3, Piano Sonata No.8 "Pathétique" by Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Ann Wants to Dance by Papooz
  • Lotta True Crime by Penelope Scott
  • Pruit Igoe by Phillip Glass
  • Feed the Machine by Poor Mans Poison
  • Dr Mabuse by Propaganda
  • Danse Russe (Moderato / Swan Lake Act 3) Violin Concerto by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Piano Sonata No.2 by Robert Schumann
  • Piano Concerto No.2, Sonata for 2 Violins Op.56 by Sergei Prokofiev
  • Piano concerto No.2, Prelude No.5 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
  • Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega
  • Breakout by Swing Out Sister
  • Persephone by Tamino
  • Theme for Bioshock 1
  • Reflections by Toshifumi Hinata
  • Your Woman by White Town
  • Fantasia in D Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Nocturnal waltz - Johannes Bornlöf
  • O children - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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Dark Academia

Comics

  • An Unkindness of Ravens
  • Deadly Class
  • Fangs
  • Hooky
  • Morning Glories
  • Promethea
  • Purple Hyacinth
  • The Umbrella Academy
  • Unwritten
  • Your Throne
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Activities

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Sports

  • Rowing
  • Fencing
  • Tennis
  • Badminton
  • Cricket
  • Rugby
  • Golf
  • Swimming
  • Polo
  • Equestrian sports
  • Running
  • Javelin, discus, wrestling while covered in oil (ancient Grecian Olympics)
  • Archery
  • Ballet, ballroom dancing, any traditional dance works
  • Pool (cue sports)
Black and white image of white men playing chess.

Games

  • Chess
  • Croquet
  • Backgammon
  • Cards: rummy, poker, blackjack, speed, whist, etc.


Video Games

  • 1917: The Prologue
  • Alicemare
  • Alter Ego
  • Bloodborne
  • Call of Cthulhu
  • Detention
  • Dishonored
  • GrimGrimoire
  • Layers of Fear
  • The Last Door Season 1
  • The Metamorphosis
  • The Room VR: A Dark Matter
  • Rusty Lake game series
  • Vampyr
  • What Never Was
  • Fran Bow

Crafts

  • Realistic drawing
  • Calligraphy
  • Painting
  • Bookbinding


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Outings

  • Museums
  • Art galleries
  • Places of historical interest
  • Pubs, bars, and cafés
  • Parks and gardens
  • Places of worship
  • Graveyards
  • Theaters
  • The opera
  • Concerts
  • Libraries
  • Art stores
  • Bookshops
  • Special events
  • Independent bookstores


Other

  • Write essays
  • Research
  • Daydream
  • Read
  • Perform a play alone or to a pet
  • Play or practice an instrument
  • Fake your death
  • Draw or paint something
  • Reflect on the past
  • Journal
  • Admire cityscape/nature

Fashion

The main inspiration for Dark Academic fashion comes from 1940s prep school uniforms. Elements of the 1950s suburban American preppy look are often incorporated, such as sweater vests or sweaters worn tied over the shoulders. The main colour scheme is black, grey, beige, brown, cream, ivory, dark green, burgundy, and soft yellow. Usual fabric choices are more upscale, like cashmere, wool, and tweed, but linen and cotton are also very common. Accessories are usually minimal, like bracelets, rings, pendants, watches, cuff-links, and other dapper add-on pieces.

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Stores & Brands

Tops

  • Turtlenecks
  • Oxford shirts
  • Fisherman's sweaters
  • Sweater vests
  • Light blouses
  • Large polo necks
  • Cable knit jumpers
  • Sailor-collar shirts
  • Jumpers
  • Shirt dresses
  • A-Line dresses
  • Blousons
  • Drop waist dress
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Bottoms

  • Dress pants
  • Ankle pants
  • High rise pants
  • Trousers
  • Cigarette pants
  • Linen shorts
  • Tweed trousers
  • Plaid skirts
  • Mid-length or long skirts
  • Pinafore
  • Sailor skirts
  • Pleated skirts
  • Pencil skirts
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Outerwear

  • Cardigans
  • Blazers
  • Waistcoats
  • Pea coats
  • Suit jackets
  • Trenchcoats
  • Overcoats
  • Duffle coats
  • Chesterfield coat
  • Coat dresses
  • Smock
  • Dark coloured apron
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Shoes

  • Oxfords/brogues
  • Loafers
  • Wingtips
  • Boat shoes
  • Dr. Martens
  • Mary Janes
  • Chelsea Boots

Accessories

  • Silver or gold jewelry
  • Broaches
  • Simple rings
  • Satchel
  • Wire-frame glasses
  • Short, neat fingernails
  • Belts that match your shoes
  • Knee-high socks
  • Watches
  • Sweaters tied over the shoulders
  • Undone or loosely tied ties
  • Dark-colored umbrellas
  • Kerchiefs/bandanas

Gallery

Resources

Reddit

Discord Servers

References

  1. ↑ https://lil-bit-of-a-mess.tumblr.com/post/636320046655881216/listen-i-love-dark-academia-i-really-do-it
  2. ↑ https://sonderstudy.tumblr.com/post/190984411818/my-two-cents-on-dark-academia
  3. ↑ https://sappylittlebitch.tumblr.com/post/620401404176154624/cultural-dark-academia
  4. ↑ https://punkenglishnerd.tumblr.com/post/189453466668/to-all-the-people-saying-can-i-still-be-a-dark
  5. ↑ https://ataphya.tumblr.com/post/645623340466339840/also
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