Peter Lewis Allen

Peter Lewis Allen (born 1957) is an American former academic, whose research concerns included culture, history, and sexuality.

Education and career

Allen earned a B.A. in classics and English from Haverford College, and a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Chicago.[1] He taught literature for a time at institutions including Princeton University, the University of Southern California, and Pomona College. He went back to earn an M.B.A. from the Wharton School in 2000, at which time he left academia for the business world. He has held positions at McKinsey & Company, at Google University, and at Agoda.[1]

Academic work

Allen's research was around "culture, history, and sexuality".[2]

In 2007, Allen donated his collection of safe sex pamphlets to the Fales Library at NYU. This collection contains material relating to sexual health issues from 1974-2007.[2]

Books
  • Rosenstein, Robert; Allen, Peter Lewis (2018). At Home around the World: The Short-Term Rentals Handbook for Guests, Hosts, Neighbors, and Governments. Agoda Outside.[3]
  • Allen, Peter Lewis (June 2002). The Wages of Sin: Sex and Disease, Past and Present. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-01461-6.[4]
  • Allen, Peter Lewis (1992). The Art of Love: amatory fiction from Ovid to the Romance of the Rose. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-3188-5.[5]

References
  1. "Peter L. Allen, Vice President, External Affairs". Agoda. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  2. "Guide to the Peter Lewis Allen Collection of Safe Sex Pamphlets MSS.199". Fales Library. New York University. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  3. "At Home Around the World provides insights on home-sharing". Manila Times. December 26, 2018.
  4. Reviews of The Wages of Sin:
  5. Reviews of The Art of Love:
    • Dornbush, Jean (1994). "The Art of Love: Amatory Fiction from Ovid to the "Romance of the Rose.". Peter L. Allen (book review)". Speculum. 69 (3): 726–727. doi:10.2307/3040849. ISSN 0038-7134. JSTOR 3040849.
    • Hill, Jillian (1994). "The Art of Love: Amatory Fiction from Ovid to the 'Romance of the Rose' by Peter L. Allen (book review)". Medium Ævum. 63 (2): 341. doi:10.2307/43629765. ISSN 0025-8385. JSTOR 43629765.
    • Classen, Albrecht (1995). "The Art of Love: Amatory Fiction from Ovid to the 'Romance of the Rose' by Peter L. Allen (book review)". Mediaevistik. 8: 283–285. JSTOR 42584634.
    • Martindale, Charles (June 1994). "The Art of Love: Amatory Fiction from Ovid to the 'Romance of the Rose' by Peter L. Allen (book review)". Notes and Queries. 41 (2): 225–227. doi:10.1093/nq/41-2-225.
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