James Clifford
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James Clifford is an influential American anthropologist and historian best known for his work on ethnography, cultural theory, and the politics of representation.
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| James Clifford canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Clifford Context triple: [Farrar, Straus and Giroux, hasPublished, James Clifford]
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Kirkpatrick Durham
Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the parish of Kirkpatrick.
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Walter Sande
Walter Sande was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1960s, often appearing in Westerns and crime dramas.
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C.
Robert Lomax
Robert Lomax is the central protagonist of the novel and film "The World of Suzie Wong," an aspiring artist and expatriate who develops a complex romantic relationship with a Hong Kong sex worker.
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D.
Marshall Hodgson
Marshall Hodgson was an influential American historian of Islam and world civilizations, best known for his seminal work "The Venture of Islam" and for reshaping understandings of Islamic and Persianate history.
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E.
Leland Orser
Leland Orser is an American character actor known for his intense, often neurotic roles in films and television, including appearances in thrillers like the "Taken" series and shows such as "ER."
- 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: James Clifford Target entity description: James Clifford is an influential American anthropologist and historian best known for his work on ethnography, cultural theory, and the politics of representation.
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A.
Kirkpatrick Durham
Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the parish of Kirkpatrick.
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B.
Walter Sande
Walter Sande was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1960s, often appearing in Westerns and crime dramas.
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C.
Robert Lomax
Robert Lomax is the central protagonist of the novel and film "The World of Suzie Wong," an aspiring artist and expatriate who develops a complex romantic relationship with a Hong Kong sex worker.
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D.
Marshall Hodgson
Marshall Hodgson was an influential American historian of Islam and world civilizations, best known for his seminal work "The Venture of Islam" and for reshaping understandings of Islamic and Persianate history.
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E.
Leland Orser
Leland Orser is an American character actor known for his intense, often neurotic roles in films and television, including appearances in thrillers like the "Taken" series and shows such as "ER."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropologist
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human ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in history ⓘ |
| coEditorOf | Writing Culture: The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coEditorWith | George E. Marcus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Stanford University ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Santa Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
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cultural anthropology ⓘ cultural theory ⓘ ethnography ⓘ history of anthropology ⓘ museum studies ⓘ politics of representation ⓘ postcolonial studies ⓘ |
| genre |
anthropological theory
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cultural criticism ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | History of Consciousness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
cultural anthropology
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museum anthropology ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Clifford Geertz
NERFINISHED
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Jacques Derrida NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Foucault NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of travel and translation in culture
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critique of ethnographic authority ⓘ theorizing culture as travel and dwelling ⓘ work on indigenous politics and globalization ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
interpretive anthropology
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postmodern anthropology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Returns: Becoming Indigenous in the Twenty-First Century
NERFINISHED
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Routes: Travel and Translation in the Late Twentieth Century NERFINISHED ⓘ The Predicament of Culture: Twentieth-Century Ethnography, Literature, and Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Writing Culture: The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Anthropology
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Professor of History of Consciousness ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Santa Cruz, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Clifford Description of subject: James Clifford is an influential American anthropologist and historian best known for his work on ethnography, cultural theory, and the politics of representation.
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