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Seated in a dimly-lit office in the Barker Center with open cardboard boxes and a tennis bag on the floor, de la Durantaye folds his hands in his lap, crosses his legs, and muses with a small smile on his face. Slim and tall, he wears black slacks and gleaming dress shoes. A silver wedding ring winks on his left hand. Brushing aside his dark hair, he looks up into the air as he searches for his words...
When Leland de la Durantaye delivered his first lecture at Harvard, his mother insisted on coming to hear him speak. At the end of the lecture, she “brightly and loudly” announced that...
...make me feel rather young,” says de la Durantaye, a 32-year-old assistant professor in the Department of English and American Literature and Language...
Since he came to Harvard two years ago, de la Durantaye has been faced more than once with the problem of distinguishing himself from the students he teaches. One student, Dan P. Gilmore ’05, calls de la Durantaye a “young, dandy professor” with theatrical flair. An Advocate writer once labeled him a “hipster,” part of a generation of young English department hires who are “wildly unconventional.” For support, the Advocate mentioned de la Durantaye’s side job writing...
While it’s true that the young professor frequently lends his byline to that New York magazine, and while it’s true that his style bespeaks serious thought and careful attention—Jeff F. Severs, who TFs for de la Durantaye, says the professor is known for his cutting wit, impeccable dressing habits, and “tennis star-like hair”—that’s not the whole story...