Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University
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The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University is an academic department dedicated to the study and teaching of the languages, literatures, histories, and cultures of East Asia.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University Context triple: [East Asian studies at Harvard University, supportedByDepartment, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University]
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Department of East Asian Studies
The Department of East Asian Studies is an academic unit at the University of Cambridge dedicated to the study of the languages, histories, and cultures of East Asia.
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Harvard Asia Center
The Harvard Asia Center is an interdisciplinary hub at Harvard University that promotes research, teaching, and collaboration focused on the histories, cultures, and contemporary issues of Asia.
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Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University
The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University is an academic department dedicated to the study, teaching, and research of Romance languages, literatures, and cultures such as French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
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Harvard-Yenching Institute
The Harvard-Yenching Institute is an independent foundation affiliated with Harvard University that supports advanced research and education in Asian studies, particularly in the humanities and social sciences.
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Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo
The Faculty of Letters at the University of Tokyo is a leading humanities faculty in Japan, renowned for its scholarship in literature, philosophy, history, and related disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University Target entity description: The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University is an academic department dedicated to the study and teaching of the languages, literatures, histories, and cultures of East Asia.
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Department of East Asian Studies
The Department of East Asian Studies is an academic unit at the University of Cambridge dedicated to the study of the languages, histories, and cultures of East Asia.
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Harvard Asia Center
The Harvard Asia Center is an interdisciplinary hub at Harvard University that promotes research, teaching, and collaboration focused on the histories, cultures, and contemporary issues of Asia.
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Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University
The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University is an academic department dedicated to the study, teaching, and research of Romance languages, literatures, and cultures such as French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
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Harvard-Yenching Institute
The Harvard-Yenching Institute is an independent foundation affiliated with Harvard University that supports advanced research and education in Asian studies, particularly in the humanities and social sciences.
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Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo
The Faculty of Letters at the University of Tokyo is a leading humanities faculty in Japan, renowned for its scholarship in literature, philosophy, history, and related disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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university department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
cultural studies
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history ⓘ humanities ⓘ linguistics ⓘ literary studies ⓘ |
| campus | Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employs | faculty members ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Chinese studies
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East Asian cultures ⓘ East Asian history ⓘ East Asian languages ⓘ East Asian literatures ⓘ East Asian studies ⓘ Japanese studies ⓘ Korean studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
China
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East Asia ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ |
| hasStudentBody |
graduate students
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undergraduate students ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| mission | study and teaching of the languages, literatures, histories, and cultures of East Asia ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations
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graduate program in East Asian Languages and Civilizations ⓘ undergraduate concentration in East Asian Studies ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| partOf | Harvard University ⓘ |
| researchActivity |
cultural history
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intellectual history ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ philology ⓘ religious studies ⓘ translation studies ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
contemporary East Asia
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modern East Asia ⓘ premodern East Asia ⓘ |
| teachesLanguage |
Chinese
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Japanese ⓘ Korean ⓘ classical Chinese ⓘ classical Japanese ⓘ |
| website | https://ealc.fas.harvard.edu/ ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University Description of subject: The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University is an academic department dedicated to the study and teaching of the languages, literatures, histories, and cultures of East Asia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
East Asian studies at Harvard University
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supportedByDepartment
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Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University
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Susan Roosevelt Weld
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educatedAt
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Harvard University Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
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linked to: Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University