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

Education and career

Allen earned a

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and English from

Haverford College Haverford College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It was founded as a men's college in 1833 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), began accepting non-Quakers in 1849, and became coeducational ...

, and a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the

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. He taught literature for a time at institutions including

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, the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...

, and

Pomona College Pomona College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It was established in 1887 by a group of Congregationalists who wanted to recreate a "college of the New England type" in Southern California. In 1925, it became ...

. He went back to earn an M.B.A. from the

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in 2000, at which time he left academia for the business world. He has held positions at

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, at Google University, and at

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Academic work

Allen's research was around "culture, history, and sexuality". In 2007, Allen donated his collection of safe sex pamphlets to the Fales Library at

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. This collection contains material relating to sexual health issues from 1974-2007.

Books

* * *Reviews of ''The Art of Love'': * * * *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Peter Lewis 1957 births Living people Gender studies academics Haverford College alumni University of Chicago alumni Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni University of South Carolina faculty Pomona College faculty Princeton University faculty