Trilling Award
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The Trilling Award is a literary prize recognizing outstanding works of criticism or scholarship in the humanities, named in honor of the influential American critic Lionel Trilling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trilling Award canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10298432 — 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: Trilling Award Context triple: [Wendy Steiner, awardReceived, Trilling Award]
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A.
American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature
The American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature is a prestigious U.S. literary honor recognizing exceptional achievement and contribution to the art of writing.
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B.
PEN/Malamud Award
The PEN/Malamud Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented annually to honor excellence in the art of the short story.
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C.
James Laughlin Award
The James Laughlin Award is a prestigious American poetry prize given by the Academy of American Poets to recognize an outstanding second book of poems by a U.S. poet.
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D.
Russ Prize
The Russ Prize is a prestigious international engineering award presented by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering for outstanding bioengineering achievements that significantly improve the human condition.
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E.
PEN/Nabokov Award
The PEN/Nabokov Award is a literary prize honoring outstanding achievement in international writing, particularly fiction that embodies the artistic legacy and global perspective associated with Vladimir Nabokov.
- 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: Trilling Award Target entity description: The Trilling Award is a literary prize recognizing outstanding works of criticism or scholarship in the humanities, named in honor of the influential American critic Lionel Trilling.
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A.
American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature
The American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature is a prestigious U.S. literary honor recognizing exceptional achievement and contribution to the art of writing.
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B.
PEN/Malamud Award
The PEN/Malamud Award is a prestigious American literary prize presented annually to honor excellence in the art of the short story.
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C.
James Laughlin Award
The James Laughlin Award is a prestigious American poetry prize given by the Academy of American Poets to recognize an outstanding second book of poems by a U.S. poet.
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D.
Russ Prize
The Russ Prize is a prestigious international engineering award presented by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering for outstanding bioengineering achievements that significantly improve the human condition.
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E.
PEN/Nabokov Award
The PEN/Nabokov Award is a literary prize honoring outstanding achievement in international writing, particularly fiction that embodies the artistic legacy and global perspective associated with Vladimir Nabokov.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | literary award ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Columbia College Academic Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbia University Alexander Hamilton Medal
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| awardFor |
outstanding work of criticism in the humanities
ⓘ
outstanding work of scholarship in the humanities ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| eligibility |
books by Columbia University faculty
ⓘ
faculty of Columbia University ⓘ |
| field |
humanities scholarship
ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American literary awards
ⓘ
Awards established in 1976 ⓘ Columbia University awards ⓘ |
| honors |
excellence in critical writing
ⓘ
intellectual rigor in the humanities ⓘ |
| inception | 1976 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorks | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lionel Trilling ⓘ |
| namedInHonorOf | Lionel Trilling ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Edward Said
ⓘ
Eric Foner ⓘ Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak ⓘ Judith Butler ⓘ Martha Nussbaum ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Columbia College
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbia College, Columbia University
Columbia University ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | chosen by a student committee at Columbia College ⓘ |
| sponsor | Columbia College Office of the Dean ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Trilling Award Description of subject: The Trilling Award is a literary prize recognizing outstanding works of criticism or scholarship in the humanities, named in honor of the influential American critic Lionel Trilling.
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