Grenzenlos Deutsch: Co-creating open educational resources through feminist collaboration

Collaborative practices refl ect distinctive pedagogical, professional, and interpersonal patterns congruent with feminist thought. Grenzenlos Deutsch (German without borders) is a collectively authored and edited introductory German curriculum available as an open educational resource. Th e project, which is still a work in progress, is committed to an ongoing dialogue about diversity, inclusivity, and social justice in its representation of the German- speaking world; such aspects are still largely absent from traditional textbooks. In this article, nine members of the Grenzenlos Deutsch collective share their experiences and refl ect on feminist collaborative practices as they pertain to the creation of Grenzenlos Deutsch. Th e fi rst section discusses a shared understanding of this collaboration as a feminist endeavor and considers the overlaps and dissonances between the team members' positionalities and pedagogical strategies. Th e second section addresses the benefi ts and challenges of collaboration, particularly the complex questions of collective ownership and attribution of credit. Th e essay concludes with refl ections on the future of this project and off ers suggestions for other teams of collaborators.