Peggy Phelan
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Peggy Phelan is an influential American scholar whose work on the ontology of performance, particularly her theory of performance’s ephemerality and resistance to documentation, has been foundational to the field of performance studies.
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| Peggy Phelan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20151013 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peggy Phelan Context triple: [performance studies, hasKeyFigure, Peggy Phelan]
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A.
Peggy Day
"Peggy Day" is a lighthearted love song by Bob Dylan, featured on his 1969 country-influenced album "Nashville Skyline."
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B.
Peggy King
Peggy King is an American jazz and pop singer and television personality who gained prominence in the 1950s for her recordings and frequent TV and film appearances.
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C.
Bobbie Carle
Bobbie Carle is best known as the wife of celebrated children's book author and illustrator Eric Carle.
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D.
Eileen Kaufman
Eileen Kaufman was an American editor and literary figure best known for championing and preserving the work and legacy of Beat poet Bob Kaufman.
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E.
Patty Dann
Patty Dann is an American novelist and memoirist best known for writing the coming-of-age novel "Mermaids," which was adapted into a popular 1990 film.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peggy Phelan Target entity description: Peggy Phelan is an influential American scholar whose work on the ontology of performance, particularly her theory of performance’s ephemerality and resistance to documentation, has been foundational to the field of performance studies.
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A.
Peggy Day
"Peggy Day" is a lighthearted love song by Bob Dylan, featured on his 1969 country-influenced album "Nashville Skyline."
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B.
Peggy King
Peggy King is an American jazz and pop singer and television personality who gained prominence in the 1950s for her recordings and frequent TV and film appearances.
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C.
Bobbie Carle
Bobbie Carle is best known as the wife of celebrated children's book author and illustrator Eric Carle.
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D.
Eileen Kaufman
Eileen Kaufman was an American editor and literary figure best known for championing and preserving the work and legacy of Beat poet Bob Kaufman.
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E.
Patty Dann
Patty Dann is an American novelist and memoirist best known for writing the coming-of-age novel "Mermaids," which was adapted into a popular 1990 film.
- F. None of above. chosen
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