San Jose State University Department of English and Comparative Literature
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The San Jose State University Department of English and Comparative Literature is an academic department known for its programs in literature and writing and for organizing the humorous Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest for deliberately bad opening sentences to imaginary novels.
All labels observed (1)
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| San Jose State University Department of English and Comparative Literature canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11699451 — 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)
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Target entity: San Jose State University Department of English and Comparative Literature Context triple: [Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, sponsor, San Jose State University Department of English and Comparative Literature]
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San José State University Division of Academic Affairs
San José State University Division of Academic Affairs is the central academic leadership unit of San José State University, overseeing its colleges, curricula, and educational policies.
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Indiana University Department of Comparative Literature
The Indiana University Department of Comparative Literature is an academic department at Indiana University known for its interdisciplinary study of literature across languages, cultures, and media, and for having included prominent scholars such as Douglas Hofstadter among its faculty.
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College of Professional and Global Education (San José State University)
The College of Professional and Global Education at San José State University is a division focused on continuing, online, and international education programs that serve working professionals and global learners.
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D.
UC Berkeley Department of English
The UC Berkeley Department of English is a leading academic department renowned for its scholarship and teaching in literature, critical theory, and writing within the University of California, Berkeley.
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E.
Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies
The Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies is an academic department at the University of Warwick specializing in the study and research of English literature and comparative literary traditions.
- 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: San Jose State University Department of English and Comparative Literature Target entity description: The San Jose State University Department of English and Comparative Literature is an academic department known for its programs in literature and writing and for organizing the humorous Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest for deliberately bad opening sentences to imaginary novels.
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A.
San José State University Division of Academic Affairs
San José State University Division of Academic Affairs is the central academic leadership unit of San José State University, overseeing its colleges, curricula, and educational policies.
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B.
Indiana University Department of Comparative Literature
The Indiana University Department of Comparative Literature is an academic department at Indiana University known for its interdisciplinary study of literature across languages, cultures, and media, and for having included prominent scholars such as Douglas Hofstadter among its faculty.
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C.
College of Professional and Global Education (San José State University)
The College of Professional and Global Education at San José State University is a division focused on continuing, online, and international education programs that serve working professionals and global learners.
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D.
UC Berkeley Department of English
The UC Berkeley Department of English is a leading academic department renowned for its scholarship and teaching in literature, critical theory, and writing within the University of California, Berkeley.
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E.
Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies
The Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies is an academic department at the University of Warwick specializing in the study and research of English literature and comparative literary traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic department
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literary contest ⓘ university department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | humanities ⓘ |
| affiliation | College of Humanities and the Arts, San Jose State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
San Jose State University faculty
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San Jose State University students ⓘ |
| campus | San Jose State University main campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| employs |
faculty in English
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faculty in comparative literature ⓘ |
| field |
English
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comparative literature ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
comparative literary analysis
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literary studies ⓘ writing studies ⓘ |
| hosts |
lectures
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literary events ⓘ readings ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
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humorous bad opening sentences to imaginary novels ⓘ programs in literature ⓘ programs in writing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | San Jose, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
graduate degrees in English-related fields
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undergraduate degrees in English-related fields ⓘ |
| offersProgramIn |
comparative literature
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creative writing ⓘ literature ⓘ writing ⓘ |
| organizer | San Jose State University Department of English and Comparative Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizes | Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | San Jose State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.sjsu.edu/english/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Jose State University Department of English and Comparative Literature Description of subject: The San Jose State University Department of English and Comparative Literature is an academic department known for its programs in literature and writing and for organizing the humorous Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest for deliberately bad opening sentences to imaginary novels.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
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sponsor
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San Jose State University Department of English and Comparative Literature
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