University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Humanities
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The University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Humanities is a major academic division of Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa, offering a wide range of disciplines in the arts, social sciences, and human sciences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Humanities canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7663193 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Humanities Context triple: [William Cullen Library, affiliation, University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Humanities]
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A.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Graz is an academic division dedicated to teaching and research in disciplines such as languages, literature, history, philosophy, and cultural studies.
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B.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities is a division of Charles University in Prague focused on interdisciplinary studies in the humanities and social sciences.
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C.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Haifa is an academic division dedicated to disciplines such as history, literature, philosophy, languages, and cultural studies within the university.
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D.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Bergen is an academic division dedicated to research and education in disciplines such as languages, history, culture, philosophy, and related humanistic fields.
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E.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities is an academic division of the Central University of Technology that focuses on disciplines related to human culture, society, and communication.
- 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: University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Humanities Target entity description: The University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Humanities is a major academic division of Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa, offering a wide range of disciplines in the arts, social sciences, and human sciences.
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A.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities is a division of Charles University in Prague focused on interdisciplinary studies in the humanities and social sciences.
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B.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Haifa is an academic division dedicated to disciplines such as history, literature, philosophy, languages, and cultural studies within the university.
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C.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities at Tel Aviv University is an academic division dedicated to teaching and research in fields such as history, philosophy, languages, literature, and cultural studies.
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D.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Graz is an academic division dedicated to teaching and research in disciplines such as languages, literature, history, philosophy, and cultural studies.
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E.
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Victoria is an academic division that offers programs and research in disciplines such as languages, literature, history, philosophy, and related fields within the humanities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic division
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university faculty ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of the Witwatersrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campus | Braamfontein Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
interdisciplinary study
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public scholarship ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| field |
creative arts
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humanities ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
critical thinking
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research ⓘ social engagement ⓘ |
| hasDepartment |
School of Education
NERFINISHED
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School of Human and Community Development NERFINISHED ⓘ School of Literature, Language and Media NERFINISHED ⓘ School of Social Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Wits School of Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gauteng
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Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Johannesburg
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| offersDiscipline |
arts
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human sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| offersProgramType |
doctoral degrees
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honours degrees ⓘ master’s degrees ⓘ postgraduate degrees ⓘ undergraduate degrees ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | University of the Witwatersrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | University of the Witwatersrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| shortName | Wits Faculty of Humanities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
African and global social issues
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cultural studies ⓘ development studies ⓘ languages and literature ⓘ psychology and related human sciences ⓘ |
| website | https://www.wits.ac.za/humanities/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Humanities Description of subject: The University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Humanities is a major academic division of Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa, offering a wide range of disciplines in the arts, social sciences, and human sciences.
Referenced by (1)
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