Peter Lewis Allen

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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][when?] He taught literature for a time at institutions including Princeton University, the University of Southern California, and Pomona College.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] 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. ^ a b "Peter L. Allen, Vice President, External Affairs". Agoda. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  2. ^ a b "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.