Triple
T4372479
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Toni Morrison bibliography |
E98928
|
entity |
| Predicate | includesNonfictionWork |
P5478
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
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.
|
E435408
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination | Statement: [Toni Morrison bibliography, includesNonfictionWork, Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination Context triple: [Toni Morrison bibliography, includesNonfictionWork, Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination]
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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.
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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C.
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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D.
Racial Imaginary Institute
The Racial Imaginary Institute is a cultural and intellectual project that examines race, whiteness, and visual culture through art, scholarship, and public programming.
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E.
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.
- 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: Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination Triple: [Toni Morrison bibliography, includesNonfictionWork, Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination]
Generated description
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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination Target entity description: 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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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.
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.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Racial Imaginary Institute
The Racial Imaginary Institute is a cultural and intellectual project that examines race, whiteness, and visual culture through art, scholarship, and public programming.
-
E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: includesNonfictionWork Context triple: [Toni Morrison bibliography, includesNonfictionWork, Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination]
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A.
isNonfiction
Indicates that the work or content is factual rather than fictional, based on real events, people, or information.
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B.
isNonFictionCategory
Indicates that a given category pertains to non-fiction works, such as factual or informational content rather than fictional material.
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C.
hasFictionComponent
Indicates that something includes, contains, or is composed in part of a fictional element or work.
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D.
workOfAuthorOf
Indicates that one entity is a work (such as a book, article, or artwork) created by the author associated with another entity.
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E.
containsBook
chosen
Indicates that one entity (typically a container or collection) includes a specific book as part of its contents.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69b3454db3708190aeafd814413c4c3d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b3521f7d9c81909c9209fe59d20ffd |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5e50ec35481908cf1e1afffda19cb |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:45 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5e5e96aac819093c43dc355de4509 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:49 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5e6587be88190884f61a7350ce5a9 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:51 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69b34f557fe8819085032bf7f0cea5dc |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:17 p.m.