Shalini Shankar
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Shalini Shankar is Professor of Anthropology and Asian American Studies at Northwestern University. Trained as a cultural and linguistic anthropologist, her interests include youth, language, media, race & ethnicity, immigration, and generation. She has authored two other books: Desi Land (Duke, 2008) and Advertising Diversity (Duke, 2015); and co-edited Language and Materiality (Cambridge, 2017) with Jillian Cavanaugh. Her new book Beeline: What Spelling Bees Reveal about Generation Z's New Path to Success will be released on April 30, 2019 with Basic Books. Twitter: @shalini_shankar Instagram: shalini.shankar Website: shalinishankar.net
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    • Beeline

    • What Spelling Bees Reveal About Generation Z's New Path to Success
    • Written by: Shalini Shankar
    • Narrated by: Farah Merani
    • Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 2019-04-30
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating

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