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.
From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich
The Materiality of Cheap Comics
A fascinating dive into the understudied material history of comics
- Copyright year: 2024
Flannery at the Grammys
How a southern writer’s power reverberates through acclaimed popular music
- Copyright year: 2024
Faulkner, Welty, Wright
A Mississippi Confluence
An engaging collection from a diverse group of contributors that brings together a trio of Mississippi literary giants
- Copyright year: 2024
Conversations with Michael McClure
Over forty years of interviews revealing the many contributions of this central personality in the evolution of the American counterculture
- Copyright year: 2024
Cartoons and Antisemitism
Visual Politics of Interwar Poland
An incisive reflection on the role that antisemitic caricature played in the 1930s
- Copyright year: 2024
Watershed
Herman Murrah and the Pascagoula River Swamp
How one heroic preservationist saved a natural wonder from destruction
- Copyright year: 2024
Shaolin Brew
Race, Comics, and the Evolution of the Superhero
A thorough examination of Blaxploitation and Kung Fu comics
- Copyright year: 2024
In with the In Crowd
Popular Jazz in 1960s Black America
An overdue amendment to the conventional history and study of jazz
- Copyright year: 2024
In Transition
Young Adult Literature and Transgender Representation
How the YA book market has shifted in favor of transgender inclusivity
- Copyright year: 2024
George Pérez
The first book-length scholarly study of one of the most influential creators of comics’ Bronze Age
- Copyright year: 2024
Copyright Vigilantes
Intellectual Property and the Hollywood Superhero
A thrilling investigation of superhero comics and films through the lens of copyright law
- Copyright year: 2024
A Place to Live in Peace
Free People of Color in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
A fascinating history that centers the experiences of free people of color in rural Louisiana
- Copyright year: 2024
Proverb Masters
Shaping the Civil Rights Movement
An examination of the lasting impact of proverbial language on the long civil rights movement
- Copyright year: 2024
My Memories of John Hartford
A touching tribute to life on the road and in the studio with the inventor of newgrass music
- Copyright year: 2024
L. M. Montgomery's Emily of New Moon
A Children's Classic at 100
A collection of essays focused on the often-overlooked novel series by the beloved author of Anne of Green Gables
- Copyright year: 2024
Hot Equations
Science, Fantasy, and the Radical Imagination on a Troubled Planet
How contemporary science fiction, fantasy, and horror indicate a way forward in change and crisis
- Copyright year: 2024
Hanna and Barbera: Conversations
The first collection of its kind about Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, likely the most prolific animation producers of the twentieth century
- Copyright year: 2024
Greater Atlanta
Black Satire after Obama
An engaging study of contemporary Black satire through the lens of a critically acclaimed television series
- Copyright year: 2024
From the Projects to the Presidencies
My Journey to Higher Education Leadership
The compelling story of a self-made, driven, and industrious higher education professional
- Copyright year: 2024
Fallen Comrade
A Story of the Korean War
A touching tribute to the sacrifice and friendship of three Mississippi soldiers in the Korean War
- Copyright year: 2024