Duquesne University Press, founded in 1927, is a

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that is part of

Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit ( or ; Duquesne University or Duquesne) is a private Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened as the Pittsb ...

, in

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. The Press is the scholarly publishing arm of Duquesne University, and publishes

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and collections in the

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and

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s. In particular, the university press's editorial program includes the following specific fields: literature studies (

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and

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, religious studies and

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, and creative

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