Old fog-shrouded buildings, tweed jackets, yellowing collections of poetry, and classical music are staples of the academia aesthetic, which has taken over the internet in the past year.

The search term “dark academia aesthetic ... at face value, the aesthetic can sideline arguments critiquing academia by romanticizing its milieu. In a talk at Brown University about the ...

“Dark academia,” for all its tweed blazers, scuffed loafers and schoolgirl-plaid skirts, isn’t just a material aesthetic for some, but a lifestyle. Its sacred texts include Donna Tartt’s ...