VAN LEER--David Mark, beloved spouse, son and brother passed away April 3rd 2013.
David was a tenured professor at University of California at Davis until his retirement; thereafter continued his great love of the theater and arts from his residence in New York City.
David was born December 26, 1949 in Rockville Centre, NY. He was graduated from Cornell University, and subsequently granted his PhD. David taught at Cornell and Princeton University, before Davis.
David is survived by his brother James; sister-in-law Sherrie Bowen-Van Leer, and niece Jennifer Acevedo.
He is preceded in death by parents James and Marie Van Leer, and beloved companion and spouse Robert Miles Parker.
A private reflection will be attended by his family. A memorial may be arranged at a later date.
Published in The New York Times on April 14, 2013.
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David Van Leer was an American educator and LGBT cultural studies researcher.
David Mark Van Leer was born December 26, 1949, in Rockville Centre, New York.
He graduated from Cornell University, Ph.D. 1978, M.A. 1974 and A.B. 1971. He obtained a fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the California Arts Council, and three from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Van Leer taught at Cornell University and Princeton University, and in 1986 he became Assistant Professor at University of California at Davis to end before retirement as tenure professor.
In 2007 he received the Academic Senate Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching.
He provided article to magazines like The New Republic and The Times Literary Supplement. His research field was cultural studies, with emphases in lesbian and gay studies, film studies, and multi-ethnic discourse.
Other research fields were American cultural and intellectual history 1600-1900, philosophy, literature, and popular American culture from World War I to the present.
He served on the Board of Editors of American Quarterly and on the Advisory Board for the Graduate Record Examinations Subject Exam in Literature (ETS).
He was a book review editor for the Journal of Bisexuality.
Van Leer was the long-time partner of Robert Miles Parker. While teaching in California, Van Leer traveled periodically to New York City where Parker was living.
After retirement Van Leer moved permanently to New York City. He died on April 3, 2013.
Source:
"DAVID M. VAN LEER Obituary". The New York Times. 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
"David Mark Van Leer Memorial Page". Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Emerson's Epistemology: The Argument of the Essays F First Edition Edition. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
The Queening of America. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Selected Tales. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Detecting Truth: The World of the Dupin Tales. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Hester's Labyrinth: Transcendental Rhetoric in Puritan Bostons. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
"Robert Miles Parker Dies at 72; Artist and Preservationist". The New York Times. 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Wyatt, David (2004). And the War Came: An Accidental Memoir. Terrace Books. p. 239. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Contributor: Elisa Rolle (48982101)
David was a tenured professor at University of California at Davis until his retirement; thereafter continued his great love of the theater and arts from his residence in New York City.
David was born December 26, 1949 in Rockville Centre, NY. He was graduated from Cornell University, and subsequently granted his PhD. David taught at Cornell and Princeton University, before Davis.
David is survived by his brother James; sister-in-law Sherrie Bowen-Van Leer, and niece Jennifer Acevedo.
He is preceded in death by parents James and Marie Van Leer, and beloved companion and spouse Robert Miles Parker.
A private reflection will be attended by his family. A memorial may be arranged at a later date.
Published in The New York Times on April 14, 2013.
_________________________________
David Van Leer was an American educator and LGBT cultural studies researcher.
David Mark Van Leer was born December 26, 1949, in Rockville Centre, New York.
He graduated from Cornell University, Ph.D. 1978, M.A. 1974 and A.B. 1971. He obtained a fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the California Arts Council, and three from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Van Leer taught at Cornell University and Princeton University, and in 1986 he became Assistant Professor at University of California at Davis to end before retirement as tenure professor.
In 2007 he received the Academic Senate Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching.
He provided article to magazines like The New Republic and The Times Literary Supplement. His research field was cultural studies, with emphases in lesbian and gay studies, film studies, and multi-ethnic discourse.
Other research fields were American cultural and intellectual history 1600-1900, philosophy, literature, and popular American culture from World War I to the present.
He served on the Board of Editors of American Quarterly and on the Advisory Board for the Graduate Record Examinations Subject Exam in Literature (ETS).
He was a book review editor for the Journal of Bisexuality.
Van Leer was the long-time partner of Robert Miles Parker. While teaching in California, Van Leer traveled periodically to New York City where Parker was living.
After retirement Van Leer moved permanently to New York City. He died on April 3, 2013.
Source:
"DAVID M. VAN LEER Obituary". The New York Times. 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
"David Mark Van Leer Memorial Page". Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Emerson's Epistemology: The Argument of the Essays F First Edition Edition. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
The Queening of America. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Selected Tales. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Detecting Truth: The World of the Dupin Tales. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Hester's Labyrinth: Transcendental Rhetoric in Puritan Bostons. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
"Robert Miles Parker Dies at 72; Artist and Preservationist". The New York Times. 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Wyatt, David (2004). And the War Came: An Accidental Memoir. Terrace Books. p. 239. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Contributor: Elisa Rolle (48982101)
VAN LEER--David Mark, beloved spouse, son and brother passed away April 3rd 2013.
David was a tenured professor at University of California at Davis until his retirement; thereafter continued his great love of the theater and arts from his residence in New York City.
David was born December 26, 1949 in Rockville Centre, NY. He was graduated from Cornell University, and subsequently granted his PhD. David taught at Cornell and Princeton University, before Davis.
David is survived by his brother James; sister-in-law Sherrie Bowen-Van Leer, and niece Jennifer Acevedo.
He is preceded in death by parents James and Marie Van Leer, and beloved companion and spouse Robert Miles Parker.
A private reflection will be attended by his family. A memorial may be arranged at a later date.
Published in The New York Times on April 14, 2013.
_________________________________
David Van Leer was an American educator and LGBT cultural studies researcher.
David Mark Van Leer was born December 26, 1949, in Rockville Centre, New York.
He graduated from Cornell University, Ph.D. 1978, M.A. 1974 and A.B. 1971. He obtained a fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the California Arts Council, and three from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Van Leer taught at Cornell University and Princeton University, and in 1986 he became Assistant Professor at University of California at Davis to end before retirement as tenure professor.
In 2007 he received the Academic Senate Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching.
He provided article to magazines like The New Republic and The Times Literary Supplement. His research field was cultural studies, with emphases in lesbian and gay studies, film studies, and multi-ethnic discourse.
Other research fields were American cultural and intellectual history 1600-1900, philosophy, literature, and popular American culture from World War I to the present.
He served on the Board of Editors of American Quarterly and on the Advisory Board for the Graduate Record Examinations Subject Exam in Literature (ETS).
He was a book review editor for the Journal of Bisexuality.
Van Leer was the long-time partner of Robert Miles Parker. While teaching in California, Van Leer traveled periodically to New York City where Parker was living.
After retirement Van Leer moved permanently to New York City. He died on April 3, 2013.
Source:
"DAVID M. VAN LEER Obituary". The New York Times. 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
"David Mark Van Leer Memorial Page". Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Emerson's Epistemology: The Argument of the Essays F First Edition Edition. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
The Queening of America. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Selected Tales. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Detecting Truth: The World of the Dupin Tales. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Hester's Labyrinth: Transcendental Rhetoric in Puritan Bostons. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
"Robert Miles Parker Dies at 72; Artist and Preservationist". The New York Times. 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Wyatt, David (2004). And the War Came: An Accidental Memoir. Terrace Books. p. 239. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Contributor: Elisa Rolle (48982101)
David was a tenured professor at University of California at Davis until his retirement; thereafter continued his great love of the theater and arts from his residence in New York City.
David was born December 26, 1949 in Rockville Centre, NY. He was graduated from Cornell University, and subsequently granted his PhD. David taught at Cornell and Princeton University, before Davis.
David is survived by his brother James; sister-in-law Sherrie Bowen-Van Leer, and niece Jennifer Acevedo.
He is preceded in death by parents James and Marie Van Leer, and beloved companion and spouse Robert Miles Parker.
A private reflection will be attended by his family. A memorial may be arranged at a later date.
Published in The New York Times on April 14, 2013.
_________________________________
David Van Leer was an American educator and LGBT cultural studies researcher.
David Mark Van Leer was born December 26, 1949, in Rockville Centre, New York.
He graduated from Cornell University, Ph.D. 1978, M.A. 1974 and A.B. 1971. He obtained a fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the California Arts Council, and three from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Van Leer taught at Cornell University and Princeton University, and in 1986 he became Assistant Professor at University of California at Davis to end before retirement as tenure professor.
In 2007 he received the Academic Senate Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching.
He provided article to magazines like The New Republic and The Times Literary Supplement. His research field was cultural studies, with emphases in lesbian and gay studies, film studies, and multi-ethnic discourse.
Other research fields were American cultural and intellectual history 1600-1900, philosophy, literature, and popular American culture from World War I to the present.
He served on the Board of Editors of American Quarterly and on the Advisory Board for the Graduate Record Examinations Subject Exam in Literature (ETS).
He was a book review editor for the Journal of Bisexuality.
Van Leer was the long-time partner of Robert Miles Parker. While teaching in California, Van Leer traveled periodically to New York City where Parker was living.
After retirement Van Leer moved permanently to New York City. He died on April 3, 2013.
Source:
"DAVID M. VAN LEER Obituary". The New York Times. 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
"David Mark Van Leer Memorial Page". Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Emerson's Epistemology: The Argument of the Essays F First Edition Edition. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
The Queening of America. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Selected Tales. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Detecting Truth: The World of the Dupin Tales. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Hester's Labyrinth: Transcendental Rhetoric in Puritan Bostons. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
"Robert Miles Parker Dies at 72; Artist and Preservationist". The New York Times. 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Wyatt, David (2004). And the War Came: An Accidental Memoir. Terrace Books. p. 239. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
Contributor: Elisa Rolle (48982101)
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