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.
Soul in Seoul
African American Popular Music and K-pop
How the global sensation of K-pop and Korean hip-hop draw on and expand R&B traditions
Mississippi Poets
A Literary Guide
A thorough examination of the powerful poets from a mighty literary state
Jonas Mekas
Interviews
Collected interviews with the director of avant-garde films such as Walden (Diaries, Notes, and Sketches); Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania; and As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
John Jennings
Conversations
Collected interviews with the graphic designer and comic book scholar who is best known for his collaboration with Damian Duffy on the New York Times bestseller and Eisner Award–winning graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler’s Kindred
Hollywood Hates Hitler!
Jew-Baiting, Anti-Nazism, and the Senate Investigation into Warmongering in Motion Pictures
The first book-length study of the investigation into Hollywood’s anti-Nazi films
Haunted Property
Slavery and the Gothic
A critical examination of the role of property in gothic literature depicting slavery
Critical Directions in Comics Studies
An examination of the cutting-edge critical engagement in the field of modern comics studies
Conversations with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Collected interviews with the widely acclaimed African writer and outspoken intellectual who is known for her insightful fiction, viral TED talks, and essays on feminism
Can’t Be Faded
Twenty Years in the New Orleans Brass Band Game
A collaborative blast of history and inspiration from top-of-the-line musicians
José Ferrer
Success and Survival
The first major biography of the Puerto Rican director and Tony- and Oscar-winning actor