Eric E. Rofes (1954–2006)
Author of Reviving the Tribe: Regenerating Gay Men’s Sexuality and Culture in the Ongoing Epidemic
About the Author
Eric Rofes is associate professor of education at Humboldt State University in Northern California.
Works by Eric E. Rofes
Reviving the Tribe: Regenerating Gay Men’s Sexuality and Culture in the Ongoing Epidemic (1996) 81 copies
“I Thought People Like That Killed Themselves” Lesbians, Gay Men and Suicide (1983) 56 copies, 1 review
Associated Works
The Gay Teen: Educational Practice and Theory for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adolescents (1995) — Contributor — 69 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Rofes, Eric E.
- Legal name
- Rofes, Eric E.
- Birthdate
- 1954-08-31
- Date of death
- 2006-06-26
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley (MA ∙ PhD)
Harvard University - Occupations
- teacher
writer
activist - Organizations
- Boston Lesbian and Gay Political Alliance
Boston Men’s Childcare Collective
Boston Area Gay and Lesbian Schoolworkers
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center
San Francisco’s Shanti Project
Los Angeles AIDS Commission (show all 7)
San Francisco Ryan White Council - Relationships
- Hollings, Crispin (Husband)
- Nationality
- USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
Super interesting, especially now as an artifact of a different era. I'm not sure how relevant is is for folks actually looking for answers today, and some of the citations are just WILD (there's a citation from 1844 that makes a claim that is completely contradictory to a lot of current work,) but it is super interesting if you read it as a primary source!
My parents split in 1982; I dearly wish one of them would've gotten this book for me and my little brother.
Eric Rofes' class studied death as a unit. The class was comprised of children between the ages of 11 and 14. Eric and the students felt it was necessary to share what they had learnt with the public. Students share personal stories among the lessons. Chapters are: Learning to Talk About Death; What is Death?; Funeral Customs; When Your Pet Dies; The Death of Older Relatives and Parents; The Death of Children; Violent Deaths; Is There Life After Death?; What We Have Learned.
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Statistics
- Works
- 12
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 442
- Popularity
- #55,391
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 23