Lifelong learning: the Dark Academia aesthetic as a taste regime | Daily Magazine | Scoop.it

Sharing passions, interests, and cultural tastes with each other is easier than ever thanks to social media. Different movements and subcultures are on the rise, and one that has developed over multiple social media platforms is the Dark Academia aesthetic. In this article, I will explore how Dark Academia can be defined as a taste regime (Arsel & Bean, 2013) and how specific practices relate to the investment in practical knowledge in order to gain capital on social, economic, and cultural levels.


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