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.
Gay Faulkner
Uncovering a Homosexual Presence in Yoknapatawpha and Beyond
The definitive study on the celebrated writer’s often-ignored ties to LGBTQ literature and culture
Faulkner and Print Culture
A fascinating survey of Faulkner’s publishing history with periodicals and publishing houses
Cuban Literature in the Age of Black Insurrection
Manzano, Plácido, and Afro-Latino Religion
A fascinating discovery of the inception of both black Cuban literature and its Afro-Latino religious powers
Cuban Literature in the Age of Black Insurrection
Manzano, Plácido, and Afro-Latino Religion
A fascinating discovery of the inception of both black Cuban literature and its Afro-Latino religious powers
Conversations with Ron Rash
Collected interviews with the award-winning author spanning from the 1994 publication of his first collection of short stories, The Night the New Jesus Fell to Earth, through the publication of his 2015 novel, Above the Waterfall
Carnival Is Woman
Feminism and Performance in Caribbean Mas
Revelations of both the burgeoning power and expression of women celebrating Carnival
Cherchez la Femme
New Orleans Women
A photographic exploration of how New Orleans women have shaped the city
Wes Craven
Interviews
Collected interviews with the pioneer of the modern horror cinema and director of The Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare on Elm Street,and Scream
New Essays on Eudora Welty, Class, and Race
A groundbreaking work on race and class in the remarkable writer’s fiction and photography
Monstrous Imaginaries
The Legacy of Romanticism in Comics
The first book to explore the lasting influence of Romanticism on contemporary comics monsters