The University Press of Mississippi was founded in 1970 and is supported by Mississippi's eight state universities. UPM publishes scholarly books of the highest distinction and books that interpret the South and its culture to the nation and the world. From its offices in Jackson, the University Press of Mississippi acquires, edits, distributes, and promotes more than eighty new books every year. Over the years, the Press has published more than 1000 titles and distributed more than 2,600,000 copies worldwide, each with the Mississippi imprint.
Ang Lee
Interviews
Collected interviews with the director of such films as Brokeback Mountain; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; and Life of Pi
Adrian Rollini
The Life and Music of a Jazz Rambler
The first and definitive biography of the great bass saxophone jazz man
Something Inside So Strong
Life in Pursuit of Choice, Courage, and Change
The autobiography of a reluctant writer who overcame poverty and racism to become a civil rights activist and an award-winning, highly published author of books for young readers
The Smell of Burning Crosses
An Autobiography of a Mississippi Newspaperman
A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist’s account of the terror and menace leveled at advocates of integration
The Smell of Burning Crosses
An Autobiography of a Mississippi Newspaperman
A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist’s account of the terror and menace leveled at advocates of integration
Jeff Smith
Conversations
A career-spanning collection of interviews with the comics creator of Bone, RASL, and Tüki: Save the Humans
Jeff Smith
Conversations
A career-spanning collection of interviews with the comics creator of Bone, RASL, and Tüki: Save the Humans
Jazz Transatlantic, Volume II
Jazz Derivatives and Developments in Twentieth-Century Africa
The conclusion of a monumental study of jazz and its lasting influence
Jazz Transatlantic, Volume I
The African Undercurrent in Twentieth-Century Jazz Culture
The primary installment of a life’s work seeking the confluences between American and African jazz creation
Gothic for Girls
Misty and British Comics
The first book-length study of the beloved British girls’ comic
Gothic for Girls
Misty and British Comics
The first book-length study of the beloved British girls’ comic
Conversations with Robert Morgan
Collected interviews with the celebrated author of southern and Appalachian literature, who has written more than thirty volumes of poetry, short fiction, history, biography, and novels
Connecting Histories
Francophone Caribbean Writers Interrogating Their Past
A comprehensive introduction to five Caribbean writers and their confrontation with trauma
Comics, Trauma, and the New Art of War
A study of the distinctive manner in which comics portray trauma and war
The Lost World of DeMille
Published at long last, a great film historian’s biography of the director who invented Hollywood
Jockomo
The Native Roots of Mardi Gras Indians
The first exploration of three hundred years of intertwined Native American and African American cultural practices in New Orleans
The Mississippi Governor's Mansion
Memories of the People's Home
An artful, insider’s tour of the mightiest mansion in Mississippi
The Order and the Other
Young Adult Dystopian Literature and Science Fiction
A critical study of the perceptions of two similar but separate genres in young adult literature
The Brothers Mankiewicz
Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics
The first dual biography of two Hollywood icons
Yo' Mama, Mary Mack, and Boudreaux and Thibodeaux
Louisiana Children's Folklore and Play
How children have used story and play to navigate problems and delineate ethnic boundaries
Visible Cities, Global Comics
Urban Images and Spatial Form
A definitive study on how urban places are reflected in comics
Tyler Perry
Interviews
A career-spanning collection of interviews with the multimedia phenomenon who has directed groundbreaking films like Diary of a Mad Black Woman that feature mostly African American actors and tell stories about adversity, faith, family, and redemption
Superman in Myth and Folklore
How the Man of Steel leapt from panels and storyboards into folklore and myth
Posthuman Folklore
The first book-length study of how animal studies and digital culture change what it means to be “us”
Po' Monkey's
Portrait of a Juke Joint
A photographic tour of a quintessential staple of the Mississippi blues
Mulata Nation
Visualizing Race and Gender in Cuba
A vivid exploration of the key role played by multiracial women in visualizing and performing Cuban identity
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
The Making of a Masterpiece, Revised and Updated
The quintessential book about one of the twentieth century’s most iconic albums
Black Intellectual Thought in Modern America
A Historical Perspective
An inclusive survey from Frederick Douglass to the voices of Black Lives Matter
The Cavalry Charges
Writings on Books, Film, and Music, Revised Edition
A career-spanning volume of essays from the renowned American author, poet, and screenwriter
Slave Sites on Display
Reflecting Slavery's Legacy through Contemporary "Flash" Moments
How complex connections involved in memorializing slavery create events that wed the past to the present
Shocking the Conscience
A Reporter's Account of the Civil Rights Movement
An unforgettable chronicle from a groundbreaking journalist who covered Emmett Till’s murder, the Little Rock Nine, and ten US presidents
Remembering Dixie
The Battle to Control Historical Memory in Natchez, Mississippi, 1865–1941
A timely examination of the beginnings of heritage tourism and the tensions felt today in one Mississippi community
Poverty Politics
Poor Whites in Contemporary Southern Writing
A wide-ranging exploration of how contemporary narratives contribute to debates on class and economics
Conversations with Sterling Plumpp
The first collection of interviews with the renowned poet of Home/Bass and other much-admired works
Conscripts of Migration
Neoliberal Globalization, Nationalism, and the Literature of New African Diasporas
The first full-length study of migritude literature as it intersects with postcolonial, black diaspora, and women’s studies
Charles Burnett
Interviews
Interviews with the groundbreaking African American filmmaker Charles Burnett, whose films contain rich characterizations and complex narratives
Black and More than Black
African American Fiction in the Post Era
An impressive reading of recent writers who question the meaning of blackness while also embracing an elective racial identity
Black and More than Black
African American Fiction in the Post Era
An impressive reading of recent writers who question the meaning of blackness while also embracing an elective racial identity
A Tyrannous Eye
Eudora Welty's Nonfiction and Photographs
The first full-length treatment of Welty’s criticism and visual work
Foreign Missions of an American Prosecutor
From Moscow to Morocco and Paris to the Persian Gulf
A fast-paced and exciting tour of the world through the eyes of a federal prosecutor
The Practice of Folklore
Essays toward a Theory of Tradition
A magnum opus from a preeminent folklore scholar on cultural practice and why people need tradition
The Hell of War Comes Home
Imaginative Texts from the Conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq
A gauge of powerful film and literature from America’s most recent wars
The Complete Folktales of A. N. Afanas'ev, Volume II
140 tales collected by the extraordinary Russian “Grimm”
Steven Spielberg
Interviews, Revised and Updated
A new collection of interviews, including eleven original ones from the first edition and nine new ones, with the most popular director in American cinema history
Race and Radio
Pioneering Black Broadcasters in New Orleans
An invaluable history of the first African American radio voices and their influence in segregated New Orleans
Language in Louisiana
Community and Culture
A comprehensive engagement with the past and present linguistic landscape of the Pelican State
In the Forests of Freedom
The Fighting Maroons of Dominica
The untold story of escaped slaves, their battle against colonial overlords, and the lasting impact in the Caribbean
Dream and Legacy
Dr. Martin Luther King in the Post-Civil Rights Era
Current injustices and public policy examined in light of Martin Luther King’s vision
Downtown Mardi Gras
New Carnival Practices in Post-Katrina New Orleans
A study of how the culture and customs of a city foster its rebirth
Pappy Kitchens and the Saga of Red Eye the Rooster
The first publication dedicated to a remarkable Mississippi folk artist