![]() That universal obsession with achievement makes dark academia popular, exacerbated by the pandemic and a feeling of uncertainty about when formal, in-person education will resume. Even those of us who are no longer young adults still sometimes feel the need to chase achievements, whether we act on it or not. ![]() ![]() This makes sense, given that around 58 percent of Gen Z-ers feel depressed or sad as a result of stress, and students attending high-achieving schools are at an increased risk of experiencing behavioral and mental health issues due to the pressure they’re under. Why is dark academia so widely appealing? Since they’re focused on school, most dark academia books are young adult or adult books set in high school or college. Donna Tartt’s 1992 novel, The Secret History, is often credited with starting dark academia as a literary subgenre, which aptly explores the dark side of academic study and the institutions and environments that push students beyond their limits. How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao and A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee (Photo credit: Bloomsbury and Penguin Random House)ĭark academia is all over TikTok. ![]()
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