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.

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From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich

The Materiality of Cheap Comics

University Press of Mississippi

A fascinating dive into the understudied material history of comics

  • Copyright year: 2024
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Flannery at the Grammys

University Press of Mississippi

How a southern writer’s power reverberates through acclaimed popular music

  • Copyright year: 2024
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Faulkner, Welty, Wright

A Mississippi Confluence

University Press of Mississippi

An engaging collection from a diverse group of contributors that brings together a trio of Mississippi literary giants

  • Copyright year: 2024
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Conversations with Michael McClure

University Press of Mississippi

Over forty years of interviews revealing the many contributions of this central personality in the evolution of the American counterculture

  • Copyright year: 2024
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Cartoons and Antisemitism

Visual Politics of Interwar Poland

University Press of Mississippi

An incisive reflection on the role that antisemitic caricature played in the 1930s

  • Copyright year: 2024
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Watershed

Herman Murrah and the Pascagoula River Swamp

University Press of Mississippi

How one heroic preservationist saved a natural wonder from destruction

  • Copyright year: 2024
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Shaolin Brew

Race, Comics, and the Evolution of the Superhero

University Press of Mississippi

A thorough examination of Blaxploitation and Kung Fu comics

  • Copyright year: 2024
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In with the In Crowd

Popular Jazz in 1960s Black America

University Press of Mississippi

An overdue amendment to the conventional history and study of jazz

  • Copyright year: 2024
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In Transition

Young Adult Literature and Transgender Representation

University Press of Mississippi

How the YA book market has shifted in favor of transgender inclusivity

  • Copyright year: 2024
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George Pérez

University Press of Mississippi

The first book-length scholarly study of one of the most influential creators of comics’ Bronze Age

  • Copyright year: 2024
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Copyright Vigilantes

Intellectual Property and the Hollywood Superhero

University Press of Mississippi

A thrilling investigation of superhero comics and films through the lens of copyright law

  • Copyright year: 2024
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A Place to Live in Peace

Free People of Color in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

University Press of Mississippi

A fascinating history that centers the experiences of free people of color in rural Louisiana

  • Copyright year: 2024
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Proverb Masters

Shaping the Civil Rights Movement

University Press of Mississippi

An examination of the lasting impact of proverbial language on the long civil rights movement

  • Copyright year: 2024
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My Memories of John Hartford

University Press of Mississippi

A touching tribute to life on the road and in the studio with the inventor of newgrass music

  • Copyright year: 2024
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L. M. Montgomery's Emily of New Moon

A Children's Classic at 100

University Press of Mississippi

A collection of essays focused on the often-overlooked novel series by the beloved author of Anne of Green Gables

  • Copyright year: 2024
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Hot Equations

Science, Fantasy, and the Radical Imagination on a Troubled Planet

University Press of Mississippi

How contemporary science fiction, fantasy, and horror indicate a way forward in change and crisis

  • Copyright year: 2024
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Hanna and Barbera: Conversations

University Press of Mississippi

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
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Greater Atlanta

Black Satire after Obama

University Press of Mississippi

An engaging study of contemporary Black satire through the lens of a critically acclaimed television series

  • Copyright year: 2024
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From the Projects to the Presidencies

My Journey to Higher Education Leadership

University Press of Mississippi

The compelling story of a self-made, driven, and industrious higher education professional

  • Copyright year: 2024
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Fallen Comrade

A Story of the Korean War

University Press of Mississippi

A touching tribute to the sacrifice and friendship of three Mississippi soldiers in the Korean War

  • Copyright year: 2024
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