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.
Conversations with Michael McClure
Over forty years of interviews revealing the many contributions of this central personality in the evolution of the American counterculture
Cartoons and Antisemitism
Visual Politics of Interwar Poland
An incisive reflection on the role that antisemitic caricature played in the 1930s
Fallen Comrade
A Story of the Korean War
A touching tribute to the sacrifice and friendship of three Mississippi soldiers in the Korean War
Watershed
Herman Murrah and the Pascagoula River Swamp
How one heroic preservationist saved a natural wonder from destruction
Shaolin Brew
Race, Comics, and the Evolution of the Superhero
A thorough examination of Blaxploitation and Kung Fu comics
In with the In Crowd
Popular Jazz in 1960s Black America
An overdue amendment to the conventional history and study of jazz
In Transition
Young Adult Literature and Transgender Representation
How the young adult book market has shifted in favor of transgender inclusivity
George Pérez
The first in-depth look at one of the most influential creators of comics’ Bronze Age
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 Vigilantes
Intellectual Property and the Hollywood Superhero
A thrilling investigation of superhero comics and films through the lens of copyright law
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
Proverb Masters
Shaping the Civil Rights Movement
An examination of the lasting impact of proverbial language on the long civil rights movement
My Memories of John Hartford
A touching tribute to life on the road and in the studio with the inventor of newgrass music
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
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
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
Greater Atlanta
Black Satire after Obama
An engaging study of contemporary Black satire through the lens of a critically acclaimed television series
The Sinful Maternal
Motherhood in Possession Films
A timely examination of the often-overlooked agency, trauma, and fluidity of pregnancy and motherhood in horror
Superheroes in the Streets
Muslim Women Activists and Protest in the Digital Age
How Muslim women activists have heroically raised physical and digital protest banners
Same Old Song
The Enduring Past in Popular Music
How pop music remembers and re-plays sounds from the past