Feminist ear and invisible violence's revelation

analysis of student movements at UNESP/Marília

Abstract

Given the scenario of conflicts and violence observed in interpersonal relationships in universities, it appears that students and women are the biggest victims. The period 2013 – 2019 was marked by growth in the number of accusations and complaints of violence registered at the Unesp Ombudsman’s Office and, concomitantly, by the resurgence of aggression while there was intense action by students movements resistance against these practices at the University. This article aims to analyze the experiences of the Núcleo Maju (2018) and the Movement “Meu Professor Abusador” (2019), both understood as institutional tactics of feminist ear that, according to Sara Ahmed (2021), are able to listen to complaints break barriers, and prevent violence from becoming invisibly and inaudible in universities. This article is supported by the discussions, themes and concepts addressed by Sara Ahmed in the works Vivir una vida feminista (2018) and Complaint! (2021). The data collected and analyzed is from the quantitative research carried out in early 2020, via GoogleForms platform, with 121 students from UNESP, in Marília. The analyzes presented in this article demonstrate how UNESP Marília’s kill-joys student movements have become protagonists in the fight against recurrent campus violence, due to the lack of consolidated institutional channels for legitimate support and trust by victims. Therefore, the collectivities effectively carry the function of the “feminist ear”, the integration and assistance of students, while highlighting and confronting all these problems in the University environment.