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.
In the Forests of Freedom
The Fighting Maroons of Dominica
The untold story of escaped slaves, their battle against colonial overlords, and the lasting impact in the Caribbean
Dream and Legacy
Dr. Martin Luther King in the Post-Civil Rights Era
Current injustices and public policy examined in light of Martin Luther King’s vision
Downtown Mardi Gras
New Carnival Practices in Post-Katrina New Orleans
A study of how the culture and customs of a city foster its rebirth
Pappy Kitchens and the Saga of Red Eye the Rooster
The first publication dedicated to a remarkable Mississippi folk artist
Steve Gerber
Conversations
Collected interviews with the comics creator of Howard the Duck, Man-Thing, and Omega the Unknown
Stan Brakhage
Interviews
Collected interviews with the director of such iconic films as Anticipation of the Night, Dog Star Man, Scenes from Under Childhood, Mothlight, and Text of Light
Robert Taylor
Male Beauty, Masculinity, and Stardom in Hollywood
The first in-depth study of one of Hollywood’s most popular but forgotten leading men
Peculiar Rhetoric
Slavery, Freedom, and the African Colonization Movement
A new engagement with the tangled, fraught antebellum debate surrounding black resettlement
Faulkner and Money
A thorough assay of the Nobel Laureate through the lens of lucre
Faulkner and History
A stimulating treatment of the intersection between history and literature in the Nobel Laureate’s work