Active listening and checking-in as feminist pedagogy against neoliberal university practice

Take a deep breath … breathing is no longer easy.
Infections in airways, the body has felt it;
Stressfulness, sleeplessness, exhaustion, anxiety.
… starting with the epilogue
In late May 2023, the writing was withdrawn,
with regret and apologies.
yet, we were awaited … given more time, soft and hard deadlines
They remained encouraging; they’ve been looking forward to
our conversations that document our experiences and observations.
That’s what the Feminist Review Collective (FR) does. We struggle
but also forgive and stay around, even when some of us fall behind.
After we decided to drop our project, the conversation continued.
That’s what we do in FR;
We never stop checking in. Sometimes we wait, patiently … updating one another regarding how things
go, without pulling and pushing.
Just checking in…