In Tumblr’s 2021 Year in Review, dark academia was the second-most popular aesthetic on the site, and light academia was ... no, i can’t read all the books in my tbr [to be read] because ...

In contrast with dark academia, its sister aesthetic, light academia, is a much airier aesthetic. Where dark academia is autumn, light academia is spring. While still romanticizing education ...

What better way to get in the mood for back to school (or reconcile yourself to the fact that your school days are long over) than with a book that luxuriates in the academia aesthetic?

The search term “dark academia aesthetic” peaked on Google as one ... items associated with the dark academic — like old books, cigarettes, coffee, and moth-eaten cashmere sweaters ...