Light and dark academia are both subcultures of the “academia” aesthetic that draw inspiration from established schools and universities such as Oxbridge and Ivy League schools, as well as the environments in which they are located. To name a few, both aesthetics are interested in museums, art...
STEM academia falls behind the broader “women in tech” movements in several respects, most notably in the sense that we don’t have many spaces (i.e. backchannels) to discuss, organize, and seek advice in situations that are unique to academia, while still arising from the usual structura...