Judith A. Allen
juallen@indiana.edu

Professor of Gender Studies and History

G303 – Knowledge and Sex

Professor Allen's areas of research specialization include: the comparative histories of feminism, sex research, feminist theory and politics; feminist critiques of disciplinary knowledge and the emergence of interdisciplinary women's/gender studies; women's social and cultural history in Australia and the Pacific Rim; and gender issues in crime and criminal justice. Before joining IU in 1993, Professor Allen held Australia's first Chair of Women's Studies. Her present research involves a study of conflicting strands in changing interwar and postwar understandings of sexuality, with a focus on sex research, marriage counseling, birth control technology, and sex education movements. She has been the recipient of Australian Research Council Large Grants, and has been a nominee for prestigious Australian book prizes.