Living In The Old Small Town, Wandering Around With My Dogs, Having Big House, Wearing Dark Dresses,

My art history teacher is like "there were ZERO women artists during the renaissance well there was Sofonisba but that's it" and I'm STEAMING bc there WERE more female artists during the Renaissance and I KNOW this bc I spent hours researching women artists in the Renaissance so I could figure out what to name my girl ninja turtle oc when I was 11

Kallikteros, tr. by Willis Barnstone, from Greek Lyric Poetry; “A Way to the Heart,”

a master-list of dark academia posts

Dark Academia Moodboards

sometimes we all need to stay up all night, listening to classical music, discussing art and poetry, drinking red wine, while looking at the moon

took Dorian Grey to work with me today 

Study Motivations

The Picture of Dorian Grey

The Secret History characters

General Dark Academia

Dark Academia in various medias masterpost

Favourite love letters

Seeking employment

Perfume associations

Thoughts on writing

do you ever

The Dead Poets Society

Pacific Rim

Donna Tartt

Unintentional talent

i have the urge

adventure-core

reblog if

Guide To Dark Academia

three steps how to become mysterious and weird

become who you’ve dreamed of being

Why people are fond of Dark Academia

Dark Academia Lifestyle

How To Get Your Life Back Together

Dark Academia ask game

On limiting yourself to a single aesthetic

Cute date ideas

Getting into dark academia

Finding Yourself

Dark Notes

Little things to do

How to explore castles

Little ways

Improve yourself through DA

The Problem With DA

Aesthetic Text Posts

i want it to be fall again

Agatha Christie quotes

Work-class academic

i wanna be an anthropologist

Raw Florence & The Machine Quotes

i love wax seals

do we ever get the urge to

If We Were Villains

Date a boy who…

strange discoveries

future me

i deeply desire

the witch trials aren’t a gimmick

i’m sick of not having

keen on rural gothic

An excerpt

i want to write…

I’ve decided to practice witchcraft

hell hath no fury

dreaming about dark academia

regarding Frankenstein

i wish there was a checklist

excerpt

Philip Lombard

menswear

book club

ghostcore

poetry

something to think about

in the mood to be

does anyone feel like

Types Of…

types of academics

The Secret History characters

catholic art

Seasons Girls

decades

types of people as planets

as seasons

Music

Literary playlists

Dark Academia songs

Aesthetics/People as Queen albums

literature playlists

Great DA Blogs

@polymathwrath

@x-carpe-o-noctem-x

@sanguineoath

@thoughtcriminals

@thehistory

@sunkengardens-drowningbooks

HADES; GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD

sometimes i can’t believe how dreamy this city is! ✨🌙

types of dark academics

the romantic: is in love with either someone from the French Revolution or with a fictional character; thought Hamlet was boring until Ophelia came in; would die for each and every single of the Dead Poets Society guys (except Cameron); reads sonnets at night and tries to memorize them for future conversations; Brontë; hates coffee, drinks at least three cups of cheap earl grey everyday; writes but you’ll never read it; allergic to Instagram poetry.

the scholar: is fluent in either Greek, Latin or French, probably downloaded duolingo for that purpose; has to drink coffee to function but never iced; gags for Lord Byron, Whitman and Shakespeare; is taking philosophy, regrets not taking literature; sucker for history; typewriters; tweed jackets; Oxford shoes; dark lipstick; everyone’s convinced they’ve murdered someone; listens to classical music exclusively.

the artist: wants to share art but always chickens out last minute; handwriting so elaborate it’s illegible; hates analyzing books but loves reading them; terrible poetry in notes app; patterned ties with every outfit; art galleries on Sundays; wants to live inside The Secret History and If We Were Villains; identifies Oscar Wilde as their father; shirts with the POOFIEST sleeves; has written a love letter at least thrice; would totally buy art pieces if they had money.

the dreamer: writes messages on their desk then exchanges messages with people who write on the same desk; words, phrases, definitions in smudged ink on hands; daydreaming while listening to piano music; has started reading 100 books in the last year, has finished 7; Romeo and Juliet is their favorite Shakespeare work; Emily Dickinson; Pride and Prejudice; dainty jewelry with sweaters and plaid skirts; beautiful notes for everything except maths.

the dark academia girl

her body is always slightly bent to the side from being used to carry her leather satchel, heavy with books and notes

passes notes to her friends in latin during class to avoid being caught by the teacher

spends her evenings wrapped up in a fuzzy blanket drinking chamomile tea and reading ancient greek philosophy

can recite stabat mater by heart

quotes philosophers in her essays without actually specifying it's a quote

sneaks red wine in a thermos at school

has lent tsh to all her friends, encouraging them to annotate it

has engraved "pulvis et umbra sumus" on the stone of her school building

is excited beyond reason for duolingo latin

has named her roomba "alyosha"

wears very low heels/flats but can and will run after her bus in stilletos if need be

has pierced ears but rarely ever wears earrings

collects old books

is a grandma in terms of operating electronic devices

uses old books as a means of holding coffee/tea cups

“We read to know we’re not alone.” - William Nicholson, Shadowlands

as imperceptibly as grief - emily dickinson / picnic at hanging rock dir. peter weir / a summer wasting - belle & sebastian / jordan tiberio / nervous young inhumans - car seat headrest / little women dir. greta gerwig / francis forever - mitski / 4 aventures de reinette et mirabelle dir. éric rohmer / aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe - benjamin alire sáenz

hi! i was hoping you could help me out. i’m really interested in the dark academia ‘lifestyle’ (if that’s what you call it?) but not necessarily the fashion. what kinds of things do dark academics do? basically i guess i’m asking how can i be a dark academic? i hope this makes sense. thanks

Hihi! Yes I can definitely give some tips. Dark academia has a lot of associations so you can pick and choose what you vibe with, but here is what dark academia means to me personally:

1) Love of learning: what really stands out to me is the constant searching for new ideas and the love of knowledge. It could mean studying at school really hard, or researching miscellaneous topics in depth because you just love to expand what you know; always being curious. Persoanlly, this also means being open minded to new information and able to unlearn things too. This is related to -

2) Love of reading: as academia itself is tied to reading, many people have a passion for books, literature, and poetry. There isn’t a specific style of book you have to read, but if you like reading try diversifying your genres and seeing if you enjoy the classics, some non-fiction, young adult, whatever you enjoy. Check out your local libraries, listen to audiobooks, keep a book in your bag - whatever works for you! Also you don’t have to read the classic DA books (The Secret History, etc.) unless you actually want to!!

3) Appreciation of art, music, beauty, architecture: appreciating the arts can mean a few things. You can actively go to museums, galleries, read up on artists you enjoy, visit places with unique architecture, listen to classical music and the like. But I feel it can also mean just being aware of the beauty in your environment, and noticing small moments in life that others might miss. Maybe you pass a building that has a particularly beautiful stone archway, or you stop to listen to a violinist outside the subway station, or you tuck a postcard of a favourite painting into your notebooks or doodle meaningful lyrics on a napkin. Not everyone has a huge museum near them!

Let me quickly say what dark academia DOESN’T mean to me:

Being elitist or classist: so much of the aesthetic is rooted in classism, being privileged (e.g. going to private schools and fancy universities, looking down at people who aren’t seemingly as “smart” or “worldly” as you), which I think is harmful to both others and yourself. I believe the true spirit of DA is to be kind and inclusive! There is also the aesthetic of copious amounts of alcohol and drugs and caffeine but personally I try to keep it a healthier lifestyle haha.

There is no one way to enjoy DA, so have fun with it, find your own style, and respect others!