"Obsession, one of the main themes of dark academia stories, a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs."
"Romantic literature is also a staple of dark academia... Jane Austen, of course, all of the Brontë sisters."
"The whole point of dark academia is that it's celebrating a love for learning and studying."
"Vital to the dark academia aesthetic is critique of elitist academia."
"Dark academia is an aesthetic that is inspired by old and classic literature and philosophy."
"Honestly, I just really, really love the dark academia mystery bundle."
"Dark academia channels the glamour of Oxbridge intellectuals mixed with a heavy dose of gothic mystery."
"Sometimes you just want to enjoy a thing and romanticise your life. But to me, the kind of people who are enjoying dark academia are very capable of this kind of critical thinking and introspection."
"It's not that I have some secret dark academia Tumblr account or consider myself part of the community, but because I lived in the supposed heart of this aesthetic."
"It's a good one. This book is definitely Peak dark Academia with insufferable characters that sometimes make you think, 'Why is this insufferable character saying something relatable and what does that say about me?'"
"It's dark academia at its finest, and I cannot wait for more books in this series."
"Nothing feels more cozy than dark academia vibes."
"Reading this book has made me realize or I guess remember what dark Academia is all about."
"This is a book for people who love dark Academia but don't love the secret history... it is devastating but again in the most beautiful way."
"What's dark about dark academia is its celebration of knowledge and literature, embodying the best and the very worst of the culture of academia."
"'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt has shot up into one of my favorite books of all time. It is the dark academia classic. You cannot go wrong with this."
"The Secret History portrays academia in such a way that is magnetic, something to aspire to, something to want to belong to, a call to dark academia."
"As a lifestyle, the dark academia trend advocates for learning for learning's sake, encouraging such things as translating ancient Greek and Latin for fun, visiting museums and art galleries, and letter writing by hand."
"A bar cart, it goes without saying that people in the dark academia aesthetic will love to drink."
"It's a bit of a Cinderella story but with a dark Academia twist."
"It has very strong dark academia vibes because it's set at a college and we are mainly following a professor at the college who picks off all of the nasty old men that work there and sexually assault female students or treat them unfairly."
"Let me know what you guys think about this outfit. Did I nail the dark academia? I feel like I have."
"I'm excited for this one. This feels like the most like standard dark Academia that we're going to be reading in this video."
"Dark academia has two distinct parts: dark academia as a genre and dark academia as an aesthetic."
"Dark academia is an aesthetic that focuses on a love of learning, the arts, self-discovery, literature, the general pursuit and passion for learning and acknowledge, and sometimes murder."
"As long as our main character is in the pursuit of some truth or they're focusing on learning something, then voilà, we've got dark academia."
"Thanks so much for watching, I would love to hear your favorite dark academia film or novel."
"The Maidens, this one has a dark academia vibe as well."
"It is a high-octane, page-turning dark academia mystery of murder and magic."
"I love things like this; it really just gives me dark academia."
"This little plaid skirt really plays into the dark academia, just very preppy too."
"I'm really excited to get into these books, to get into some dark Academia."
"The melding of Dark Academia and Fantasy could be something I absolutely adore."
"I'm going to be doing a whole video on it so look forward to that if you're into dark Academia."
"It is dark academia, it is very dark and twisty about a girl who can see ghosts."
"Laura must confront her own strange hungers in a sinister game of politics, bloodthirsty professors, and dark magic."
"It's got that really ancient meaning and history behind it, and it sounds like a dark Academia hero."
"This is like dark academia and it's sort of like The Secret History but with a lot of Shakespeare elements."
"This whole theme is definitely inspired by the dark academia aesthetic."
"A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee... is a dark academia YA murder mystery story."
"The writing style is lyrical and dark and brooding, hope it's able to capture that pretentious dark academia vibe that many of us know and love."
"I am hooked; I love dark academia vibes."
"I am absolutely loving this; the whole like found family vibes, whole dark academia vibes."
"It's a dark academia set in Edinburgh University, which is really cool because I live in Edinburgh."
"If you like dark Academia books and the internal crisis that comes with a lot of them, this would definitely be your vibe."