What I Am Not, and Why

Abstract

AbstractReared by three women, in the US South, of uncertain paternal ancestry, rejecting identities ascribed to me against my will—White, male, Southern in particular—while not adopting other identities instead, I explain why I am not a human being but rather a human becoming constantly creating and re-creating myself on the basis of experiences in various places in the world, especially Japan and Hawaii.KeywordsBecomingBeingHumanIdentityJapanSouthYugoslaviaVerbWorld futures studies federation