Dark academia has been (justifiably) accused of being Eurocentric, which is why Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé’s 2021 YA novel, Ace of Spades, reads like such a breath of fresh air.

Where dark academia is autumn, light academia is spring. While still romanticizing education, the light academia has an opposite feel. It’s joyful, open, and yes, defined by a creamier, softer ...

Dark academia has it all: the fashion, the intrigue, ... a recent convert to Christianity, who leads St. Dunstan’s choir and its unofficial Sebastian Webster fanclub.

The subgenres of the academia aesthetic, like dark academia, light academia, and romantic academia, have gained popularity on platforms like Tumblr, TikTok, Pinterest, and Instagram. What makes ...

Dark academia is all about accessories, and socks steal the show. Try argyle socks for a dose of preppy patterns, or pair a tennis skirt with white knee socks.

Dark academia looms large in our current cultural imagination, evidenced not only by the aesthetic's trendiness — the dark, moody libraries, the skulls and melting candles, the Gothic campuses ...

The dark academia hashtag has 93.1 million TikTok views and 200,000 posts on Instagram and, as we welcome autumn, it continues to gain traction. Yazmin How, TikTok's UK editorial lead, ...

Hasson explains that a white button-down shirt is the perfect base to a dark academia inspired outfit. You can opt for a more crisp fabric like cotton-poplin or a slightly more relaxed option like ...