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.
78 Blues
Folksongs and Phonographs in the American South
A study of the first "hillbilly" and "race" records and their impact on artists and audiences
Women and the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965
An anthology of speeches providing eloquent evidence of the powerful contribution women made to the struggle
The Hungry Cowboy
Service and Community in a Neighborhood Restaurant
A behind-the-scenes look at the dyanamics of class, race, and economics in a suburban eatery
Sports and the Racial Divide
African American and Latino Experience in an Era of Change
Essays exploring the complex and evolving status of athletes of color
Reconstructing Fame
Sport, Race, and Evolving Reputations
How yesterday’s villains are redeemed and what that redemption means to today’s athletes
Let the World Listen Right
The Mississippi Delta Hip-Hop Story
A study of contemporary, grass roots musical creation happening in the Mississippi Delta
History and Politics in French-Language Comics and Graphic Novels
Perspectives on French-language comics and their lively inquiries
Seventh-day Adventists and the Civil Rights Movement
An exploration of the ways in which a conservative, Millenialist denomination reacted to a national, secular crisis
Conversations with Tom Robbins
More than twenty interviews with the acclaimed author of Another Roadside Attraction, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Still Life With Woodpecker, B Is for Beer, and many other novels
And One Was a Priest
The Life and Times of Duncan M. Gray Jr.
The story of a civil rights crusader and Episcopal priest
Danny Boyle
Interviews
Collected interviews with the British director of such films as Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, and 28 Days Later
Naming the Rose
Essays on Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
Essays by Hans Kellner, Lois Parkinson Zambora, Mark Parker, Michael Cohen, Joan DelFattore, Pierre L. Horn, H. Aram Veeser, Helen T. Bennett, Jocelyn Mann, Deborah Parker, Roger Rollin, and Jackson R. Bryer and Ruth M. Alvarez
Chicano Graffiti and Murals
The Neighborhood Art of Peter Quezada
A study of an artist and his art that proliferates over north Los Angeles
The Rise of the American Comics Artist
Creators and Contexts
An exploration of an art form’s transformation from adolescent charms to adult aesthetics
Alice Faye
A Life Beyond the Silver Screen
The biography of 20th Century Fox’s beloved, velvet-voiced beauty
Haitian Vodou Flags
A celebration of a genre of Haitian art inspired by myths, legends, and unique personal visions
Michael Winterbottom
Interviews
Collected interviews with the British director of such films as Welcome to Sarajevo, Butterfly Kiss, and The Killer Inside Me
Christmas Memories from Mississippi
Warm recollections of the unique Yuletide experience in Mississippi
Conversations with Russell Banks
Over thirty years of interviews with the author of The Sweet Hereafter, Affliction, and the Pulitzer Prize finalist Cloudsplitter
Lost Mansions of Mississippi, Volume II
Histories and photos of spectacular homes lost to war, disaster, and neglect