Triple
T16368262
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Charles Johnson |
E397491
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970
Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970 is a critical study by Charles Johnson that examines the evolution, themes, and philosophical dimensions of African American literature in the post-1970 era.
|
E1209214
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970 | Statement: [Charles Johnson, notableWork, Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970 Context triple: [Charles Johnson, notableWork, Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970]
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A.
Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination
Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination is Toni Morrison’s influential critical study examining how constructions of Blackness shape the themes, characters, and narratives of canonical American literature.
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B.
“Unspeakable Things Unspoken: The Afro-American Presence in American Literature”
“Unspeakable Things Unspoken: The Afro-American Presence in American Literature” is a seminal critical essay by Toni Morrison that examines how Black writers and racialized perspectives have been marginalized, erased, and yet structurally central within the American literary canon.
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C.
Afro-American Poetics: Revisions of Harlem and the Black Aesthetic
"Afro-American Poetics: Revisions of Harlem and the Black Aesthetic" is a critical study by Houston A. Baker Jr. that reexamines African American literary traditions and aesthetics, particularly in relation to the Harlem Renaissance and subsequent Black artistic movements.
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D.
Workings of the Spirit: The Poetics of Afro-American Women’s Writing
Workings of the Spirit: The Poetics of Afro-American Women’s Writing is a critical study that examines the aesthetics, cultural politics, and expressive traditions of African American women’s literature.
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E.
Black Skin, White Masks
Black Skin, White Masks is a seminal 1952 work of anti-colonial theory and psychoanalysis in which Frantz Fanon examines the psychological effects of racism and colonialism on Black identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970 Triple: [Charles Johnson, notableWork, Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970]
Generated description
Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970 is a critical study by Charles Johnson that examines the evolution, themes, and philosophical dimensions of African American literature in the post-1970 era.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970 Target entity description: Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970 is a critical study by Charles Johnson that examines the evolution, themes, and philosophical dimensions of African American literature in the post-1970 era.
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A.
Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination
Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination is Toni Morrison’s influential critical study examining how constructions of Blackness shape the themes, characters, and narratives of canonical American literature.
-
B.
“Unspeakable Things Unspoken: The Afro-American Presence in American Literature”
“Unspeakable Things Unspoken: The Afro-American Presence in American Literature” is a seminal critical essay by Toni Morrison that examines how Black writers and racialized perspectives have been marginalized, erased, and yet structurally central within the American literary canon.
-
C.
Afro-American Poetics: Revisions of Harlem and the Black Aesthetic
"Afro-American Poetics: Revisions of Harlem and the Black Aesthetic" is a critical study by Houston A. Baker Jr. that reexamines African American literary traditions and aesthetics, particularly in relation to the Harlem Renaissance and subsequent Black artistic movements.
-
D.
Workings of the Spirit: The Poetics of Afro-American Women’s Writing
Workings of the Spirit: The Poetics of Afro-American Women’s Writing is a critical study that examines the aesthetics, cultural politics, and expressive traditions of African American women’s literature.
-
E.
Black Skin, White Masks
Black Skin, White Masks is a seminal 1952 work of anti-colonial theory and psychoanalysis in which Frantz Fanon examines the psychological effects of racism and colonialism on Black identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d87f2778dc8190aa95c7572db127e6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e2ff3f0694819097faa1c1447a9e97 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 3:49 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a002dc29f088190ba5d69ff3c12a251 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 7:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a002ec2fd948190878af958d0b90ce6 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 7:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00312a4fc48190b6bd6ad9db71bb4d |
completed | May 10, 2026, 7:18 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:08 a.m.