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Brown University in popular culture

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Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Like other members of the Ivy League, it is known for prestige, academic rigor and selective undergraduate admissions process. Among its peers, Brown is noted for a culture of campus activism and longstanding commitment to academic and intellectual freedom exemplified by its Open Curriculum and course "shopping period."[1][2][3] The university has been described as the "progressive Ivy," "hip Ivy," and "creative Ivy."[4][5][6]

Brown is consistently referenced in popular culture, including in works of cinema, television, music, and the written word.[7][8][9]

Faculty

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Josiah Carberry – Professor of Psychoceramics (the study of cracked pots), who was created as a joke in 1929 and who has become a tradition at Brown. On every Friday the 13th, cracked pots are left around the Brown campus for students to deposit their pocket change. The money goes to support the Brown University library. Traditionally, Brown alums everywhere send their pocket change to the library on Friday the 13th. There is an organization of alums called "Friends of Josiah" that meets for dinner on the Brown campus on Friday the 13th.[10]

Literature

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Film and television

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Music

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  • In the song Some Other Me from the musical If/Then, Elizabeth sings "And I didn't go to Vassar, but to Smith, or Yale, or Brown"
  • In his 2021 charity single American Dream, Will.i.am sings "Yeah, they call me a dreamer / But now I'm going to Brown University"

Other

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  • The 2012 visual novel Katawa Shoujo takes place at the fictional Yamaku Academy, the design of which is directly taken from Brown University.[35]

References

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  1. ^ Amanda Katzaug, "In Providence", New York Times, August 22, 2014. Accessed April 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Review, Princeton (2015). The Best 380 Colleges 2016. Penguin Random House. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-8041-2630-4.
  3. ^ Clendinen, Dudley (1983-12-24). "TALK OF NEW CURRICULUM SETS OFF FUROR AT BROWN". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^ Hahamy, Madison. "An Inside Look Into Brown University's Divest Referendum". jewishweek.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  5. ^ "Magazine Article Upsets University". Associated Press. January 12, 1998.
  6. ^ "Artistic Enrichment". The Brown Daily Herald. February 16, 2004. Archived from the original on 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  7. ^ Shapira, Ian (9 February 1998). "Vanity Fair names Brown most elite, explores stereotypes of Ivy League". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  8. ^ a b Eliza Lane, "Brown alums pay homage to alma mater on the big screen", Brown Daily Herald, February 28, 2005. Accessed July 27, 2017. "An extensive list of TV shows feature alleged alums, including “The Simpsons,” in which burnt-out bus driver Otto Mann is an alum; “Will & Grace,” in which the title characters met during their time together at Brown; and “24,” the dramatic action series featuring a character who, according to the show’s official website, allegedly received a master of arts degree – with a specialization in public policy – from Brown."
  9. ^ a b c d Emily Jones, "Brown's Most Notable Fictional Alumni", Providence Monthly, February 25, 2014. Accessed July 27, 2017.
  10. ^ Rob Lammale, "The Legend of Professor Josiah S. Carberry", Mental Floss, May 15, 2015. Accessed July 27, 2017.
  11. ^ Rubinton, Noel (2016-08-10). "How to Find the Spirit of H.P. Lovecraft in Providence". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  12. ^ Assadi, Hannah Lillith (2017). Sonora. Soho Press. ISBN 9781616957926.
  13. ^ Betts, Kate (2003-04-13). "Anna Dearest". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  14. ^ Lamy, Nicole. "'The Marriage Plot' by Jeffrey Eugenides — The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  15. ^ Kakutani, Michiko (2011-10-06). "'The Marriage Plot' by Jeffrey Eugenides — Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  16. ^ Rubinton, Noel (September–October 2016). "Goldie's World". Brown Alumni Magazine. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  17. ^ O'Rourke, Meghan (2006-08-27). "'The Emperor's Children,' by Claire Messud". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  18. ^ Sharma, Akhil (2014-04-07). Family Life. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393242317.
  19. ^ Wallace, David Foster (2006-11-13). Infinite Jest. Back Bay Books. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 9780316066525.
  20. ^ Wallace, David Foster (2006-11-13). Infinite Jest. Back Bay Books. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 9780316066525.
  21. ^ Lovecraft, Howard Phillips (2016). The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories. Penguin. ISBN 9780143129455.
  22. ^ ""Law & Order" Trade This (TV Episode 2000) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  23. ^ "WitSec Stepmother". June 23, 2010 – via IMDb.
  24. ^ Stephen Hunter,"'Anywhere but Here': Plain Truths That Hit Home,'", The Washington Post, November 12, 1999. Accessed July 27, 2017. "Ann's job is to be her mom's best friend. Ann, of course, wants to be anywhere but here, and that would be Brown University."
  25. ^ Mitchell, Molli (2018-12-29). "You on Netflix location: Where is You on Netflix filmed? Where is You set?". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  26. ^ "'BoJack Horseman' Recap, Episode 205: To Run Afowl". Decider. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  27. ^ "H. Con-172". January 9, 2002 – via IMDb.
  28. ^ Ryan Cruise, "Alums who do cool things: Clipford “Clippy” Robinson ’94, Microsoft Office Assistant", The Brown Daily Herald, March 10, 2015. Accessed July 27, 2017
  29. ^ "Brian Goes Back to College". BBC Programmes. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
  30. ^ "Mad Men, series two, episode 11: The Jet Set". the Guardian. 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  31. ^ Eliza Lane, "Brown alums pay homage to alma mater on the big screen", Brown Daily Herald, February 28, 2005. Accessed July 27, 2017. "An extensive list of TV shows feature alleged alums, including “The Simpsons,” in which burnt-out bus driver Otto Mann is an alum...."
  32. ^ Cohen, David X (2003). Futurama season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Leela's Homeworld" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
  33. ^ "The Skinny". IMDb.
  34. ^ Sharland, S. (2013-12-01). "'You can't improve upon the classics, man' : classical allusions in Tim Blake Nelson's film Leaves of Grass (2009)". Akroterion. 58 (1): 97–121. doi:10.7445/58-0-149.
  35. ^ "For those who don't know, the background pictures for Yamaku are from Brown University. Here's a map". 15 July 2013.