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rockystuff · 9 months

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DARK ACADEMIA FUNDAMENTALS

Ok, so this is my first posts and I just wanted to make a short little guide to the fundamentals of one of the most popular aesthetics out there!

VISUALS

Colors: - Black - Dark brown - Forest green - Dark orange - Beige - Cream - Gold Dark & muted colors in general

Architecture: - Gothic (especially Collagiate Gothic) - Neoclassical - Victorian Note: These styles of architecture are mostly found in Europe.

The whole boarding school, academic, college-like imagery & lifestyle is very important to the sake of the aesthetic.

CLOTHING

Outwear: - Blazers - Cardigans - Trench Coats

Tops: - Button-up shirts - Blouses - Turtlenecks - Jumpers - Sweaters - Vests

Bottoms: - Formal dress pants - Tweed pants - Pleated skirts - Linen Shorts

Shoes: - Doctor Martens - Loafers - Mary Janes - Oxfords Leather, formal shoes in general.

Dresses: - Pinafores - Sleeveless

Accessories: - Knee socks - Briefcases - Tote bags - Watches - Leather belts - Metallic glasses

The check pattern is frequently used in the dark academia fashion. The makeup associated with Dark Academia should be either minimal and natural or mysterious.

ACTIVITIES

Reading & annotating

Studying, especially solitary studying

Keeping a diary

Going to art & history museums

Writing poems/essays/etc.

Dinner parties

Picnics

Acting in theater

Going to libraries

Playing Chess/Checkers/Vintage Card Games

Sketching

Embroidery

Calligraphy

Horse-riding

Squash

Playing a classical instrument (example: the violin)

Photography

Debating

Archery

Badminton

This obviously isn't everything there is to know about Dark Academia, I tried my best to keep this short, hopefully I was successful. I wanted to say that a lot of things an European scholar from the 19th/20th century would've done/wore/liked can be considered Dark Academia. Thanks for reading!

Resources: https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Dark_Academia#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_academia https://admindagency.com/blog/dark-academia-aesthetic/

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seekerwithsneakers · 1 year

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Ok so all my friends have something to do tomorrow and i dont and i kinda adopted a hermit lifestyle recently so i did not meet people so do not have plans this one is on me folks

Anyways this is how the last 2 months looked like for me

#studyblr #student #new studyblr #study notes #aesthetic #academia aesthetic #journal #100 days of productivity #studywithme #university #dark academia #bujo #german #high school #studyspo #dark academia activities

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machiavellian-sinner · 10 months

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"Dark academia activities" these people are just describing the life of us introverts

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thechaoticpoetic · 2 years

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Dark Academia Activities

- Draw/sketch/doodle

- Write a handwritten letter

- Read (literally anything)

- Learn a new language

- Write something (novel, poetry, etc.)

- Light candles

- Go out for a walk (+ observe your surroundings)

- Write down some random facts you’ve learnt

- Stargaze

- Cook a fancy meal

- Write in your journal

- Have a picnic

- Go to a coffee shop

- Research something

- Listen to vinyls

- Play/strategize chess

- Visit museums, art galleries, and libraries

- Make tea or coffee

- Dramatically read plays/poetry

- Watch dark academia movies/shows

- Have/attend a bonfire

- Go rowing

- Collect flowers

- Watch a play

- Do a dark academia aesthetic photo shoot

#dark academia #dark academia aesthetic #dark academia things to do #dark academia activities #dark academia list #dark academic #dark academia tips #things to do #activities #tips #list

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laufey-delia · 10 months

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New Ways To Dark Academia

In the dark academia side of the internet, there is an over-representation of Medditarrean + English culture/litterature, which saddens me. In most posts, as I think you’ve noticed, almost everything refers to English litterature, Italian painters, French architecture and/or language as well as Roman and Ancient Greek mythos. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love those aspects of history and culture, but I think there is so much more in other parts of Europe, Asia, America and Oceania. It is my goal to shed light on a different way to Dark Academia.

LANGUAGES

A big part of the dark academia aesthetic is on the learning of a new language. Most blogs/Pinterest boards/discord server say: French, Italian, Latin are perfect dark academia languages, and thus skip over beautiful languages with rich cultures. So here are two languages I find have deep dark academia values:

German • Deutsch • West Germanic Language

When I think dark academia, I think of German as THE perfect language for it. It is quite difficult, as they have a unique way of indicating cases and have a deep vocabulary with words indicating emotions in our life, that most country don’t bother adding to their dictionary. Allow me to demonstrate:

Torschlusspanik : “As one gets older, the feat that time is running out, and important opportunities are slipping away.”

Arabic • العربية • Semitic Language Arabic sadly has a negative impression on most European countries and in the US, tied to unfortunate events. Despite this, Arabic is a beautiful language that holds a history with poetry and art. Historically, Arabic was considered a language of science, and art, as the first scientists spoke Arabic. Even today, Arabic is a poetry language, and we can find a lot of beautiful poems which were written by Arabian poets.

Important Note on languages

It is crucial to note that you can learn any language that you want for a variety of reasons. What matters in the end is not if the language sounds dark academia-esque, it is how you link learning this language to dark academia activities: Go on, my friends, learn the language you like by writing a journal in this language, writing poetry, watching a play in your target language. At the end of the day, it will make you happy, and I am thrilled that it does.

THINGS TO LEARN

Mythology/Mythos

In most dark academia post, the number 1’s mythology recommended is the Roman and Greek mythology. It gives the idea that other mythologies are inferior, which is sad. Strictly speaking, a mythology was a way for our ancestors to explain the unexplainable, and to give morals and figures, heroes to look up to. In other words, a mythology is a religion.

Here is my personal favourite mythology to learn: Norse Mythology: despite the white supremacists who took the mythology to “justify” their way of thinking, the Norse mythology offers a very interesting way of thinking. It is dubbed with realism, as the gods are not immortal, and have flaws. A way of learning about said mythology is through Norse poems, called scaldic verses. If you’re lucky, you can find some explained for free on Internet. It puts violence on a pedestal though, but considering how Scandia was a very hostile environment where men had to fight for resources, it shows this tense climate very well. So go on, and don’t stop on Greek and Roman mythology. Learn about Aztec Mythology, Japanese mythology, African mythologies, Polynesian mythology etc…

What is important isn’t if the art is subjectively beautiful (like is often seen with Roman and Greek mythology in dark academia posts), it is how you can analyse it and use it to understand how the population used it and the traces of said mythology today in those country and culture.

Poetry

I can’t stress this enough: Arabic poetry is beautiful, and talks of forbidden love, wine, and small pleasures in life. I also love an Arabic poet who wrote about death, and its sweet embrace. It is quite difficult to find good translation of Arabic poems, especially of Abbasid poems, but I can provide a thesis on the translation of two Arabic poems. Of course, I realize that strictly talking of Arabic poems is restricting diverse and important cultures as one. There is also Kurdi, Iranian, Turkish poetry that deserves to be read and appreciated.

Poison and toxic gas

A big part of dark academia is the passion for morally grey things. One such things is poisons, or toxic gas. Of course disclaimer, do not use this knowledge to actually try and replicate it, it is very dangerous, and I do not condone the use for your personal ways.

Either to survive in the forest or to learn about the limits of the human body, it can be interesting. Why does X react that way in contact to human skin? What molecules are to play? Why does X is denser than the air ? Does medicine against X or Y exist ?

When I was a younger lad, I wanted to be a forensic pathologist, learning about such things was fascinating and bought me a sense of accomplishment. Even though no one wanted to hear about the effect of chlorine gas on the human body. Bummer.

Here is the end of my little post about aspects of cultures the Dark Academia Community sometimes brush over. Of course, Dark Academia isn’t activities only, but also a way of thinking. And I think it is good to keep that in mind. If you think I missed some parts that should be enlightened, don’t hesitate to tell me.

Laufey

#dark academia #dark academic aesthetic #dark academia activities #aesthetic #mythologies #poems #german #arabic #ww1 #random rant

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sincerelylaurel · 2 years

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name bank: dark academia edition

adeline • adrian • agnes • alastair • alice • allen • ambrose • annabelle • aspen • atticus • auburn • aurelia • aurora • avery • basil • beatrice • beau • bernard • blair • bridget • brooklyn • camilla • catherine • cecelia • celeste • charles • charlotte • claire • clarence • claude • clementine • darcy • diana • dorian • edison • edgar • edmund • edward • eleanor • elizabeth • evelyn • fleur • florence • francis • george • glenn • guinevere • henry • hermoine • ivy • james • josephine • layla • lennon • leonora • louisa • lucien • madeleine • mallory • margaret • margot • matilda • matthew • maude • meredith • milton • montogomery • myrtle • nathan • neil • noah • norman • oliver • ophelia • oscar • percy • peter • phoebe • quinn • remus • richard • rory • rowan • sage • simon • simone • sylvester • theo • thomas • tillie • todd • victor • victoria • vincent • violet • virgil • william • winona • wren

#writing #writeblr #writing inspiration #writers on tumblr #writing advice #writer #writing techniques #my writing #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #character names #feminine names #dark academia activities #dark academia reading #dark academic aesthetic #dark academia

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medusabutmodern · 1 year

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a day full of art and life

📍 Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris

#dark academia indian #dark academia lovers #dark academic aesthetic #dark academia #romantic academia #dark acadamia aesthetic #academia aesthetic #dark aesthetic #dark academia aesthetic #classic academia #light academia #dark academia photography #romantic longing #tumblr aesthetic #dark academia outfit #dark academia activities #dark academia paris #paris #mueseum

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aquietnovember · 2 years

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HELLO EVERYONE I am in London!! can anyone recommend any places I ought to check out, dark academia or otherwise? obviously it’s summer here, so maybe not, but please let me know! I’m also heading to Paris next week so if anyone has any recs for there, I’m all ears

#london #paris #europe #dark academia #light academia #academia aesthetic #dark academia activities

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fairydrowning · 1 month

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"It's March. I open the window and spring floats in, kisses me on the nose. I have waited so long–and now the Sun is washing the world in yellow, and now the seeds sprout green in the dirt, and now the trees are budding and ready to bloom–and it was all so worth it."

– Schuyler Peck, Worth the Wait

#trying my best to stay active here and posts #dark academia #light academia #excerpts #fragments #poetry #books & libraries #romanticism #spilled thoughts #words #spilled ink #spring #on spring #flowers #worth the wait

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learnelle · 10 months

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Quiet moments from Paris while I was waiting for my french diploma results. I ended up getting 72/100, which means I’ll be graduating next year! In September I’ll also be halfway through my degree, studying philosophy and statistics modules. I’m feeling very hopeful for the academic year ahead :’)

#a happy life update! I haven’t been super active but I will be properly back as a studyblr in august 💓#studyblr #light academia #dark academia #chaotic academia #cottagecore #studyspo #french langblr #upthebaguette #art details #books & libraries #study motivation #study inspiration

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unapologeticmelancholy · 8 months

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