Triple
T3432873
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Houston A. Baker Jr. |
E72378
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
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.
|
E357328
|
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: Workings of the Spirit: The Poetics of Afro-American Women’s Writing | Statement: [Houston A. Baker Jr., notableWork, Workings of the Spirit: The Poetics of Afro-American Women’s Writing]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Workings of the Spirit: The Poetics of Afro-American Women’s Writing Context triple: [Houston A. Baker Jr., notableWork, Workings of the Spirit: The Poetics of Afro-American Women’s Writing]
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A.
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature is a widely used scholarly collection that surveys and contextualizes major works by African American writers from the eighteenth century to the present.
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B.
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens is a collection of essays by Alice Walker that explores Black women's creativity, history, and resilience through literary criticism, biography, and personal reflection.
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C.
Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing
Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing is a landmark 1968 collection of poetry, fiction, drama, and essays by Black writers that helped define the aesthetics, politics, and cultural vision of the Black Arts Movement.
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D.
Gemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My First Twenty-Five Years of Being a Black Poet
"Gemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My First Twenty-Five Years of Being a Black Poet" is a memoir by Nikki Giovanni that blends personal narrative, social commentary, and reflections on race, identity, and the development of her poetic voice.
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E.
Negro Art: Past and Present
"Negro Art: Past and Present" is an influential essay by philosopher and critic Alain Locke that examines the history, aesthetics, and cultural significance of African and African American art within the broader context of modern art.
- 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: Workings of the Spirit: The Poetics of Afro-American Women’s Writing Triple: [Houston A. Baker Jr., notableWork, Workings of the Spirit: The Poetics of Afro-American Women’s Writing]
Generated description
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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Workings of the Spirit: The Poetics of Afro-American Women’s Writing Target entity description: 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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A.
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature is a widely used scholarly collection that surveys and contextualizes major works by African American writers from the eighteenth century to the present.
-
B.
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens is a collection of essays by Alice Walker that explores Black women's creativity, history, and resilience through literary criticism, biography, and personal reflection.
-
C.
Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing
Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing is a landmark 1968 collection of poetry, fiction, drama, and essays by Black writers that helped define the aesthetics, politics, and cultural vision of the Black Arts Movement.
-
D.
Gemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My First Twenty-Five Years of Being a Black Poet
"Gemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My First Twenty-Five Years of Being a Black Poet" is a memoir by Nikki Giovanni that blends personal narrative, social commentary, and reflections on race, identity, and the development of her poetic voice.
-
E.
Negro Art: Past and Present
"Negro Art: Past and Present" is an influential essay by philosopher and critic Alain Locke that examines the history, aesthetics, and cultural significance of African and African American art within the broader context of modern art.
- 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_69ad85ae14308190bcbc25cfa0246c0b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb9c077d48190bee40795cab3e422 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b3547d3f4c8190bc6811398bd8f080 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b3566a6f3c8190a717deb08209c880 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:12 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b356f8f7648190b10e62990634af79 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:14 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:15 p.m.