Rugs, Guitars, and Fiddling
Intensification and the Rich Modern Lives of Traditional Arts
A groundbreaking analysis that focuses on how current, widely enjoyed expressive culture retains its traditionality while recruiting new fans
After Midnight
Watchmen after Watchmen
The first scholarly exploration of three important Watchmen adaptations
A Centennial Celebration of The Brownies’ Book
A celebration of the beloved and consequential children’s magazine
William Faulkner Day by Day
A fascinating and in-depth exploration into the life of one of America’s greatest authors
Political Animal
The Life and Times of Stewart Butler
A fascinating portrait of the forgotten life of a pioneer in Louisiana’s LGBTQ+ culture and political history
Women Who Invented the Sixties
Ella Baker, Jane Jacobs, Rachel Carson, and Betty Friedan
A riveting new biography exploring four women’s fundamental roles in creating the 1960s as we know them today and their lasting legacies
Webspinner
Songs, Stories, and Reflections of Duncan Williamson, Scottish Traveller
An exploration into the life, family, and art of one of the world’s premier storytellers
The LGBTQ+ Comics Studies Reader
Critical Openings, Future Directions
An essential volume that acknowledges and celebrates the power of LGBTQ+ comics
The Cinema of Stephanie Rothman
Radical Acts in Filmmaking
An examination of the directorial labor of one of the only women filmmakers working in second-wave exploitation
Encountering Pennywise
Critical Perspectives on Stephen King’s IT
A scholarly study focused on one of Stephen King’s most beloved and frightening novels
Blues and Trouble
Twelve Stories
Now back in print, the debut story collection from a celebrated American writer
Wasn’t That a Mighty Day
African American Blues and Gospel Songs on Disaster
A complex portrait of music, memory, and commemoration through a unique lens
Rewatching on the Point of the Cinematic Index
A groundbreaking exploration of the ways trauma, memory, and visual representation intertwine with adaptation studies
Reading Confederate Monuments
A timely engagement with Confederate monuments and meaning-making in a literary context
Last Stand of the Louisiana Shrimpers
A snapshot of blue-collar Louisiana shrimpers as they navigate ever-changing cultural, environmental, and economic change
Critical Essays on William Faulkner
A career-encompassing selection of literary essays from one of the most influential Faulkner scholars
Behind the Rifle
Women Soldiers in Civil War Mississippi
The first study with a regional focus of the role women soldiers played in the Civil War
The Preventorium
A Memoir
A fascinating and personal history of children’s public health in the US
Start a Riot!
Civil Unrest in Black Arts Movement Drama, Fiction, and Poetry
A scholarly exploration of the union of art, writing, and protest during the 1960s
Sexy Like Us
Disability, Humor, and Sexuality
A powerful, truthful, and personal assessment of the many ways humor can bring about love and understanding