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.
Rough Tactics
Black Performance in Political Spectacles, 1877–1932
A probing of the earliest Black efforts to overcome disfranchisement popular politics in the Jim Crow South
Redefining Liberal Arts Education in the Twenty-First Century
A multidisciplined exploration of the importance and evolution of liberal arts
I Can Read It All by Myself
The Beginner Books Story
A first-of-its-kind history of Ted Geisel and the beloved children’s book series he created
Faulkner and Slavery
A long-awaited assessment of the Nobel laureate’s work in relation to America’s cosmic sin
Dougla in the Twenty-First Century
Adding to the Mix
A sounding of a vibrant multiracial identity often unknown outside the Caribbean
Tearing Down the Lost Cause
The Removal of New Orleans's Confederate Statues
How New Orleans became a Confederate city after the war, and how citizens tore those symbols down
Chapel of Love
The Story of New Orleans Girl Group the Dixie Cups
A tale of three African American teenagers who conquered the music world
They Called Us River Rats
The Last Batture Settlement of New Orleans
A celebration of those independent people who call the fringes of the mighty Mississippi home
The Comics of R. Crumb
Underground in the Art Museum
A scholarly exploration of the iconic comics artist
Rebirthing a Nation
White Women, Identity Politics, and the Internet
A timely exploration of the role white women play in supporting systems of racism
Race in Young Adult Speculative Fiction
A wrestling with the faults and possibilities of the portrayals of race in this powerful genre
Policing Intimacy
Law, Sexuality, and the Color Line in Twentieth-Century Hemispheric American Literature
A study of interracial intimacy, multiracial identities, and the intersectional, interconnected nature of social relations
Lost in the Dark
A World History of Horror Film
A comprehensive and fun overview of moviegoers’ favorite genre
Black to Nature
Pastoral Return and African American Culture
Close readings of Black women reclaiming space within the power of nature
Flights from Fassberg
How a German Town Built for War Became a Beacon of Peace
A brilliant merging of personal experience and world-changing, historical significance in a hamlet that held the line against Russia