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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Voices of Black Folk

The Sermons of Reverend A. W. Nix

University Press of Mississippi

An in-depth study of the influence and conflicting interpretations of Black vocal heritage in the 1920s

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The Unexceptional Case of Haiti

Race and Class Privilege in Postcolonial Bourgeois Society

University Press of Mississippi

A deeply researched upending of the trope of Haiti as the Black Republic

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Laugh Lines

Humor, Genre, and Political Critique in Late Twentieth-Century American Poetry

University Press of Mississippi

An innovative redress of the long critical inattention to the power of humor in recent verse

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Jeff Lemire

Conversations

Edited by Dale Jacobs
University Press of Mississippi
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Hearing Brazil

Music and Histories in Minas Gerais

University Press of Mississippi

A critical exploration of key musical legacies in the Brazilian state

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Equipping Space Cadets

Primary Science Fiction for Young Children

University Press of Mississippi

A scholarly exploration of how children’s books embrace and wrestle with the science fiction genre

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The Golden Age Musicals of Darryl F. Zanuck

The Gentleman Preferred Blondes

University Press of Mississippi

The first book to explore the impact the innovative studio executive had on American movie musicals

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Asian-Cajun Fusion

Shrimp from the Bay to the Bayou

University Press of Mississippi

A lushly illustrated and complete history of Louisiana's shrimping industry

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The Green Mister Rogers

Environmentalism in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

By Sara Lindey and Jason King; Foreword by Junlei Li
University Press of Mississippi

An in-depth exploration of the environmentalism in the beloved children’s television program

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The Geographies of African American Short Fiction

University Press of Mississippi

A long-overdue history of short stories, place, and the significance of setting on racial representation

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The Films of Delmer Daves

Visions of Progress in Mid-Twentieth-Century America

University Press of Mississippi

A scholarly exploration of a forgotten director’s body of work

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The Edward Tales

By Elizabeth Spencer; Compiled by Sally Greene; Introduction by Sally Greene
University Press of Mississippi

A focused character study of a recurring figure in the fiction of one of Mississippi’s greatest writers

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The Edward Tales

By Elizabeth Spencer; Compiled by Sally Greene; Introduction by Sally Greene
University Press of Mississippi

A focused character study of a recurring figure in the fiction of one of Mississippi’s greatest writers

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Fear, Hate, and Victimhood

How George Wallace Wrote the Donald Trump Playbook

University Press of Mississippi

A blistering critique of the rhetoric of two candidates and how President Trump succeeded

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Exposing Mississippi

Eudora Welty's Photographic Reflections

University Press of Mississippi

The first book-length work to look critically at Eudora Welty’s work as a photographer

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Motherland, Fatherland, Whateverland

Searching for Home

University Press of Mississippi

From the former Dutch East Indies to the Mississippi Delta, the touching, true story of a man’s search for home

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Su Friedrich

Interviews

Edited by Sonia Misra and Rox Samer
University Press of Mississippi

A collection of interviews with the acclaimed avant-garde filmmaker whose innovations of narrative, documentary, and experimental style explore the roles of gender, family, and sexuality in contemporary America

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Little Women at 150

Edited by Daniel Shealy
University Press of Mississippi

A new exploration of the lasting affection and appreciation of the beloved children’s novel

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Ghost Channels

Paranormal Reality Television and the Haunting of Twenty-First-Century America

University Press of Mississippi

The first scholarly study of the frighteningly popular paranormal reality television genre

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Bandits, Misfits, and Superheroes

Whiteness and Its Borderlands in American Comics and Graphic Novels

University Press of Mississippi

A wrestling with whiteness and white supremacy throughout the history of comics creation

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A Concise Dictionary of Comics

By Nancy Pedri; Illustrated by Chuck Howitt
University Press of Mississippi

A superb compendium of definitions for over one thousand terms related to comics studies, collecting, and publishing

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Southern Gardening All Year Long

University Press of Mississippi

A common-sense guide to the dynamic landscapes of Mississippi and southeastern gardening

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The School Story

Young Adult Narratives in the Age of Neoliberalism

University Press of Mississippi

Through the lens of literature and film for and about students, a critique of what neoliberalism unleashed in schools

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The Real Ambassadors

Dave and Iola Brubeck and Louis Armstrong Challenge Segregation

University Press of Mississippi

The full story of an incredible collaboration among the Brubecks and Armstrong to create jazz’s most amazing musical

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The Goddess Myth in Contemporary Literature and Popular Culture

A Feminist Critique

University Press of Mississippi

An exploration of the troublingly unfeminist roots of goddess characters in popular culture

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Stuart Gordon

Interviews

Edited by Michael Doyle
University Press of Mississippi

The first collection of interviews with the horror film icon known for directing Re-Animator, From Beyond, and Dolls

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From Wallflowers to Bulletproof Families

The Power of Disability in Young Adult Narratives

University Press of Mississippi

How young adult stories interrogate and enrich our understandings of what disability means

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For No Reason at All

The Changing Narrative of the First World War in American Film

University Press of Mississippi

How Hollywood adopted an antiwar attitude in response to the horrors of World War I

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Fantastic Cities

American Urban Spaces in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror

University Press of Mississippi

A critical exploration of fictional American cities in popular culture

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Conversations with LeAnne Howe

University Press of Mississippi

The first collection of interviews with the innovative and critically acclaimed Choctaw writer who is known for her striking books, plays, and poetry depicting the Native American experience

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