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Shuja Safavi, a reporter for The Manitoban, profiled University of Manitoba Press in the October 26 edition of the paper:

Tucked away in a small office in St. John’s College, it is easy to miss the University of Manitoba Press. It is, in fact, one of the country’s leading publishers of books on aboriginal studies and Canadian history.

Founded in 1967, U of M Press’s publishing program has been ongoing since 1977. It has produced numerous books on variety of topics, such as aboriginal studies, architecture, ethnic studies and Icelandic studies. Books published by U of M Press have won numerous awards in recent years.

David Carr, director of the University of Manitoba Press, explained that the Press’s primary responsibility is to be a part of the communication and scholarly research.

“We publish books for both scholarly and general audiences coming out of the research, some of which is done at U of M and much of which is also done at other universities,” said Carr.

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