Haiti After the Earthquake
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"Haiti After the Earthquake" is a nonfiction book by physician-anthropologist Paul Farmer that examines the 2010 Haiti earthquake’s devastation and the country’s long-term struggles through a blend of personal narrative, medical insight, and social critique.
All labels observed (1)
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| Haiti After the Earthquake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T357780 — 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: Haiti After the Earthquake Context triple: [Paul Farmer, notableWork, Haiti After the Earthquake]
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Haiti
Haiti is a Caribbean nation on the island of Hispaniola known for its rich Afro-Caribbean culture, history as the first independent Black republic, and frequent vulnerability to natural disasters.
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Field Notes from a Catastrophe
Field Notes from a Catastrophe is a nonfiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert that examines the science, evidence, and early impacts of human-driven climate change around the world.
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Katrina
Katrina is a feminine given name of Dutch origin, notably borne by the character Katrina Van Tassel in Washington Irving’s "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of Haiti, serving as the country’s political, economic, and cultural center.
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Hôpital Sainte-Croix, Léogâne
Hôpital Sainte-Croix, Léogâne is a church-affiliated medical center in Léogâne, Haiti, providing healthcare services to the local community.
- 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: Haiti After the Earthquake Target entity description: "Haiti After the Earthquake" is a nonfiction book by physician-anthropologist Paul Farmer that examines the 2010 Haiti earthquake’s devastation and the country’s long-term struggles through a blend of personal narrative, medical insight, and social critique.
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A.
Haiti
Haiti is a Caribbean nation on the island of Hispaniola known for its rich Afro-Caribbean culture, history as the first independent Black republic, and frequent vulnerability to natural disasters.
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B.
Field Notes from a Catastrophe
Field Notes from a Catastrophe is a nonfiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert that examines the science, evidence, and early impacts of human-driven climate change around the world.
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C.
Katrina
Katrina is a feminine given name of Dutch origin, notably borne by the character Katrina Van Tassel in Washington Irving’s "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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D.
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of Haiti, serving as the country’s political, economic, and cultural center.
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E.
Hôpital Sainte-Croix, Léogâne
Hôpital Sainte-Croix, Léogâne is a church-affiliated medical center in Léogâne, Haiti, providing healthcare services to the local community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| addresses |
healthcare infrastructure in Haiti
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long-term struggles of Haiti ⓘ poverty in Haiti ⓘ role of NGOs in Haiti ⓘ |
| author | Paul Farmer ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
anthropologist
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physician ⓘ |
| countryOfSubject | Haiti ⓘ |
| critiques |
failures of international aid system
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inequalities in global health ⓘ |
| describes |
clinical work after the earthquake
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field hospitals ⓘ patient experiences in post-quake Haiti ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
earthquake devastation
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international aid ⓘ long-term recovery efforts ⓘ post-disaster reconstruction ⓘ public health in Haiti ⓘ structural violence ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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nonfiction ⓘ social critique ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
medical insight
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personal narrative ⓘ social analysis ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
global health equity
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humanitarian response ⓘ resilience ⓘ social justice ⓘ structural inequality ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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humanitarian workers ⓘ students of global health ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
2010 Haiti earthquake
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Haiti ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| perspective |
anthropological
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humanitarian ⓘ medical ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Mountains Beyond Mountains
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Pathologies of Power ⓘ |
| setting |
Port-au-Prince
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rural Haiti ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 2010s ⓘ |
| timePeriodEvent | 2010 Haiti earthquake ⓘ |
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Subject: Haiti After the Earthquake Description of subject: "Haiti After the Earthquake" is a nonfiction book by physician-anthropologist Paul Farmer that examines the 2010 Haiti earthquake’s devastation and the country’s long-term struggles through a blend of personal narrative, medical insight, and social critique.
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