Episode 1.1: An Introduction to Dark Academia

What this episode covers

Welcome to the first full episode of The Dark Academicals! Before we dive into the novels themselves, we wanted to give you a bit of a crash course in what Dark Academia actually *is*. In this episode we explore the origins of Dark Academia and how we classify the genre. We delve into the surge in popularity it has received as a social media aesthetic and a literary genre over the last few years, and the valid criticisms of both formats, as well as the texts that define Dark Academia. Stick around until the end of the episode and you'll even get a sneaky peek of the first six titles we'll be exploring over the coming weeks.

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