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.
Tyler Perry
Interviews
A career-spanning collection of interviews with the multimedia phenomenon who has directed groundbreaking films like Diary of a Mad Black Woman that feature mostly African American actors and tell stories about adversity, faith, family, and redemption
Superman in Myth and Folklore
How the Man of Steel leapt from panels and storyboards into folklore and myth
Posthuman Folklore
The first book-length study of how animal studies and digital culture change what it means to be “us”
Po' Monkey's
Portrait of a Juke Joint
A photographic tour of a quintessential staple of the Mississippi blues
Mulata Nation
Visualizing Race and Gender in Cuba
A vivid exploration of the key role played by multiracial women in visualizing and performing Cuban identity
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
The Making of a Masterpiece, Revised and Updated
The quintessential book about one of the twentieth century’s most iconic albums
Black Intellectual Thought in Modern America
A Historical Perspective
An inclusive survey from Frederick Douglass to the voices of Black Lives Matter
The Cavalry Charges
Writings on Books, Film, and Music, Revised Edition
A career-spanning volume of essays from the renowned American author, poet, and screenwriter
Slave Sites on Display
Reflecting Slavery's Legacy through Contemporary "Flash" Moments
How complex connections involved in memorializing slavery create events that wed the past to the present
Shocking the Conscience
A Reporter's Account of the Civil Rights Movement
An unforgettable chronicle from a groundbreaking journalist who covered Emmett Till’s murder, the Little Rock Nine, and ten US presidents
Remembering Dixie
The Battle to Control Historical Memory in Natchez, Mississippi, 1865–1941
A timely examination of the beginnings of heritage tourism and the tensions felt today in one Mississippi community
Poverty Politics
Poor Whites in Contemporary Southern Writing
A wide-ranging exploration of how contemporary narratives contribute to debates on class and economics
Conversations with Sterling Plumpp
The first collection of interviews with the renowned poet of Home/Bass and other much-admired works
Conscripts of Migration
Neoliberal Globalization, Nationalism, and the Literature of New African Diasporas
The first full-length study of migritude literature as it intersects with postcolonial, black diaspora, and women’s studies
Charles Burnett
Interviews
Interviews with the groundbreaking African American filmmaker Charles Burnett, whose films contain rich characterizations and complex narratives