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.
African American Haiku
Cultural Visions
The first study solely dedicated to exploring the power of African American haiku
Deeper Currents
The Sacraments of Hunting and Fishing
A spirited exploration of the blessings manifest in all wild places
Fifty Years after Faulkner
Essays that reassess Faulkner’s life and career a half century after his death
Women Artists of the Harlem Renaissance
Essays that explore how a system of patronage and sexism marginalized some remarkable visual artists
Wednesdays in Mississippi
Proper Ladies Working for Radical Change, Freedom Summer 1964
The story of brave women who met to build bridges between the races and end segregation
The Natchez Indians
A History to 1735
The most complete and detailed examination of a vanished tribe
The Joker
A Serious Study of the Clown Prince of Crime
The first study of Batman’s evil arch-nemesis in comics, on television, and in film
Stanley Kubrick
Interviews
The only comprehensive collection of interviews with the elusive director of Eyes Wide Shut, A Clockwork Orange, and Dr. Strangelove
Seth
Conversations
Interviews with the creator of comics such as It’s a Good Life, If You Don’t Weaken, Clyde Fans, and Wimbledon Green
Listen to This
Miles Davis and Bitches Brew
The first close critical treatment of the album that shook jazz with its electric sound and rock-influenced style
Black and Brown Planets
The Politics of Race in Science Fiction
Literary explorations into the radical, hopeful racial futures imagined by science fiction
A Vulgar Art
A New Approach to Stand-Up Comedy
The first examination of stand-up comedy through the lens of folklore
A Locker Room of Her Own
Celebrity, Sexuality, and Female Athletes
Profiles of superstar women athletes and the obstacles they face
Conversations with Barry Hannah
Thirty years of interviews with one of the most important modern American writers, who is often praised for his unflinching use of language, rich metaphors, and tragically damaged characters
The Music of Multicultural America
Performance, Identity, and Community in the United States
The classic text on American musical expression, updated with four new chapters