We go around the room speaking how we want to be known. We are free to present ourselves as we like. Mandy has done this before, and gives a metaphor for herself, "silly putty." Some others use metaphors; other just describe. I am almost last, listening hard but trying to think of who I want to be. Coffee, I decide, without thinking it through. During break we are to share with a partner. Why coffee? I write down words- strong, flavorful, energizing, international, Colombian/Jamaican, fresh, process, varieties.
I am creating who I am with my performative utterance.
"The degree to which we are willing to be known yields our degree of creativity." "Class is a creative space."
Language has power to create- our words mean more than their sounds. The professor says we are all brilliant.
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