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.
Rough Tactics
Black Performance in Political Spectacles, 1877–1932
A probing of the earliest Black efforts to overcome disfranchisement popular politics in the Jim Crow South
Redefining Liberal Arts Education in the Twenty-First Century
A multidisciplined exploration of the importance and evolution of liberal arts
I Can Read It All by Myself
The Beginner Books Story
A first-of-its-kind history of Ted Geisel and the beloved children's book series he created
Faulkner and Slavery
A long-awaited assessment of the Nobel Laureate's work in relation to America's cosmic sin
Dougla in the Twenty-First Century
Adding to the Mix
A sounding of a vibrant multiracial identity often unknown outside the Caribbean
Tearing Down the Lost Cause
The Removal of New Orleans's Confederate Statues
How New Orleans became a Confederate city after the war, and how citizens tore those symbols down
Chapel of Love
The Story of New Orleans Girl Group the Dixie Cups
A tale of three African American teenagers who conquered the music world
They Called Us River Rats
The Last Batture Settlement of New Orleans
A celebration of those independent people who call the fringes of the mighty Mississippi home
The Comics of R. Crumb
Underground in the Art Museum
A scholarly exploration of the iconic comics artist
Rebirthing a Nation
White Women, Identity Politics, and the Internet
A timely exploration of the role white women play in supporting systems of racism
Race in Young Adult Speculative Fiction
A wrestling with the faults and possibilities of the portrayals of race in this powerful genre
Policing Intimacy
Law, Sexuality, and the Color Line in Twentieth-Century Hemispheric American Literature
A study of interracial intimacy, multiracial identities, and the intersectional, interconnected nature of social relations
Lost in the Dark
A World History of Horror Film
A comprehensive and fun overview of moviegoers’ favorite genre
Black to Nature
Pastoral Return and African American Culture
Close readings of Black women reclaiming space within the power of nature
Flights from Fassberg
How a German Town Built for War Became a Beacon of Peace
A brilliant merging of personal experience and world-changing, historical significance in a hamlet that held the line against Russia
A de Grummond Primer
Highlights of the Children's Literature Collection
A lush introduction to the most extraordinary children’s literature archive in the world
Twenty-First-Century Southern Writers
New Voices, New Perspectives
A new anthology featuring contemporary and up-and-coming southern fiction writers
Side by Side
US Empire, Puerto Rico, and the Roots of American Youth Literature and Culture
A groundbreaking study on the impact of Puerto Rican children’s literature and culture
Scattered Musics
A world tour of the expected yet unexpected transformations of music and musicians on the move
Next Generation Adaptation
Spectatorship and Process
A critical look at some of the issues most central to adaptation studies
Conversations with Donald Hall
Collected interviews with a major American poet, writer, editor, anthologist, and teacher
Black Boys Burning
The 1959 Fire at the Arkansas Negro Boys Industrial School
The devastating, tragic consequences of structural and institutional racism in a segregated boys’ prison work farm
Maverick Gardeners
Dr. Dirt and Other Determined Independent Gardeners
A fun and exciting inside look at unique DIGrs across the world
From Rabbit Ears to the Rabbit Hole
A Life with Television
A personal narrative about growing up with the golden age of television
Dear Bob
Bob Hope's Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.s of World War II
An extraordinary collection of posts to and from the “G.I.s’ best friend” and incomparable entertainer
Colonial Mississippi
A Borrowed Land
The first complete synthesis of the diverse encounters, conflicts, and exchanges of Mississippi's colonial period
Peculiar Whiteness
Racial Anxiety and Poor Whites in Southern Literature, 1900-1965
A deep, compassionate probing of how white writers misconstrued, manipulated, and distrusted poor southern whites
Ode to Gen X
Institutional Cynicism in Stranger Things and 1980s Film
A comprehensive study of cynicism in popular 1980s movies reflected in the television series Stranger Things
Intergenerational Solidarity in Children’s Literature and Film
An examination of the diverse ways in which children’s literature and film contribute to intergenerational bonding and solidarity