#greyacademia

[dark-academia-bex]

Oh to read The secret history on a cloudy october day in some royal decadent park...

[writerworks]

You deserve to have a happy life, no matter where you are in your life, how productive or unproductive, you deserve to feel fulfillment out of the life you life. But when life gets repetitive, the spark dies. Here are some ways you can romanticize your life:

Daydream about whatever song you are listening to while you ride the bus/train/walk to where your going: are you are rock/pop star performing on stage? Slaying a rap battle? Or on a great journey to defeat a dragon? Or are you an elf in disguise, listening to the music of your people, dreaming of dancing in the woods? Possibilities are endless, let your imagination wander.

That pen you have been carrying around for a few months that you found on the sidewalk that's a little scratched up but writes soooo good: come up with an origin story for them. Make a post about them, what makes them fabulous? Your pen is literally your main partner in academia, treat them nicely.

"You're too old for that" <- Forget this phrase. Throw it out the window. Go play on the playground if you want, cronch those leaves under your feet if you want too. Academia is stressful as hell, play! 

Had to fight with financial aid for 5 hours? Take a rest, make yourself some cupcakes or order takeout, you deserve it: they really need to get their stuff together. 

Look at things through the eyes of a child: with wonder and curiosity. children are fascinated by EVERYTHING. 

JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE A STEM/BUSNESS/HUMANITIES/ECT.. MAJOR DOESN’T MEAN YOU CAN’T PARTICIPATE AND ENJOY ART. Non-art majors have this stigma against art that it is useless, if it’s not profitable, what’s it worth.... uhhhhh how about de-stressing with a quick doodle in between exams? Some people have told me that re-making their notes to be pretty for tumblr also has helped them study, and the visual pleasing aspect makes studying overall happier... so take from that what you will, do what you like best!

Even if you are in quarantine, you can find something new to do: make a pillow fort- a BIG one... move in, this is your room now. Try new recipes or a craft. learning a skill may sound cliché, but think of quarantine as a sort of New years: you can make resolutions- new goals and try and stick to them!

Find beauty in little things

Overall, romanticize your life. When you feel like everything is so mundane and redundant, you lose motivation QUICK. Let your imagination free, you may not have a choice in being up, but acting like an adult is overated. 

Art credits: Hayao Muyazaki, AngelGaner, blyke,TABAO, and lakeebs

[theartofherchaos]

You.. You're gonna mess things up. You, you're gonna change the world.

[sapphicwomanwithnopatience]

dark academia in non western culture 

today i am thinking about the first university of the world, the Sankore University in Mali, Tumbutu, also known as Timbuktu in Africa. how i yearn to study there, and dedicate myself to my science. think of these rooms at night, the cold whisper of the breeze in the winter nights, debates on a stroll out to the Niger river, trading information with the rich travelers from the heart of Africa, the knowledge and the power held in the minds of the active scholars. 

[studyglitterfan]

It's just that kind of night. Ft. The Oxford History of Britain for my mideval history class,and Stanley 🐱. #greyacademia #student #studygram #latenightstudying #latenightvibes #latenightstudy #studywithcat https://www.instagram.com/p/CE3vazBJed4/?igshid=5apimyuzgefi

[lottiestudying]

been so busy whilst studying i keep forgetting to take photos :// but here’s some notes from the last week, I’m very into boxes as you can see🌿🌾🌸

[annasinthewalls]

Frosted window panes ❄ https://www.instagram.com/p/B6Oxl-GABha/?igshid=b2vxsqw869t2

[dig-lazarus-dig]

I wanted to start a separate page just for Dark Academia because I WANTED TO. Thanks. #darkacademia #academiaaesthetic #lightacademia #greyacademia #donnatartt #academia #thesecrethistory #m.l.rio #ifwewerevillains #blackchalk #christopherjyates #peoplelikeus #danamele #thebasiceight #handler #pumkins #autumn #halloween #halloweenaesthetic #tardis #doctorwho https://www.instagram.com/p/CALsE6XhBiq/?igshid=rgr1mgo9m0n8

[strawberrybaskets]

Dark Academia

I have been into dark academia and gothic lit for about a week now and I’m already tired of the discourse. bro i am not going to murder someone or become addicted to heroin i just want to sit in a library and drink coffee and learn latin whilst listening to classical music come on it’s not that deep

[sleepandpoetrysstuff]

Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world’s great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.

[vihaana]

ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍɪᴀ ᴀᴇꜱᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄ 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮 , 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙪𝙢. - 𝙄𝙛 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 // 𝙈.𝙇.𝙍𝙞𝙤 Dark academia is an aesthetic based on higher education , writing the arts , poetry literature , drama , gothic and classic Architecture as well as romantic longing and death. It's a common misconception that it only caters the rich and elite. Dark academia is about embracing the arts and yourself. For me , it's reading Homer and scribbling meanings in the margin , downloading History books from a history subreddit and reading them till 2 am , it's putting on a thrifted blazer or an old cardigan and reading books in twilight. It's about thinking and letting myself be better. Hope you like this Dark academia aesthetic ! тαgѕ [ #darkacademia #academia #academics #aesthetic #aestheticedits #books #knowledge #reading #writings #novels #lightacademia #darkacademiaaesthetic #tumblr #ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #booklover #greyacademia #architecture #arts #drama #literature #poetry #books #instagram #classic #reading #romance #romanticism #ifwewerevillains #books #homer #vintage ] https://www.instagram.com/p/CEt-0dGhJAy/?igshid=cxuiv51fo1zk

[writerworks]

Brief Vent on GA Community

So, the original creators of GA have left tumblr. One deleting their blog this morning and announcing it on discord. They denounced GA and academia as “stupid” and “colonial”, and If I’m being honest, I don’t think I’ve felt more hurt in a long time...

 These are people I looked up too, this person in particular....the GA community I looked as a family- friends when I has none. I LOVED (platonically) these people. and Yes, I fought online for them because I loved them so much and wanted to protect the image of the community. Many of us did, because we love this community. I’ve never had a healthy friend group before, it felt like euphoria. 

GA was based on inclusivity and practicality, while promoting healthy lifestyle and sustainability- building a community of like-minded ppl who were activists who could work to make a better world, one small action at a time. Our community was built on validation, trust, jokes, memes, encouragement, and helping each other through hard times. 

However, It all seemed surface level when someone who was considered a close friend, lets say, G, left the server after an argument, and NO ONE except for me and one other person even asked her to see if she was ok. We are the only 2 who talk to them even now... it’s like, no one gave a shit except for us 2.... ya... what a strong community... I wonder if anyone will care when I’m gone....

I’ve noticed distance in the community for a bit... and it hurts, so bad. It’s partly a me thing, I know: People are moving on with their lives, and I am being left behind, but to hear them fully dismiss the community we all worked so hard and long to build hurt... really bad. 

well, that’s all I gotta say, in the end, I have made a few real friends that I know for a fact are true. Even if the creation of GA is superficial, it’s genuine to me, I have always seen it as a get away, when life got rough. I will continue here for the rest of my academic career, and continue to build up anyone else who wants to join GA. 

[dinagothsdress]

I love this building 😍 . . . #architecture #traditionalarchitecture #keelehall #keele #keeleuniversity #classicalarchitecture #university #britishuni #autumn #greyacademia (at Keele Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Kom7jJaL3/?igshid=183xdxy7ycc3x

[scaryorganmusic]

#darkacademia #lightacademia #greyacademia #transluscentacademia #neonacademiaevangelion

[bookish-wolf]

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[annasinthewalls]

Snow covered branches & candle light https://www.instagram.com/p/B5qrdiwF–U/?igshid=18jiqn24yvs23