An artful, insider’s tour of the mightiest mansion in Mississippi

A critical study of the perceptions of two similar but separate genres in young adult literature

The first dual biography of two Hollywood icons

How children have used story and play to navigate problems and delineate ethnic boundaries

A definitive study on how urban places are reflected in comics

A career-spanning collection of interviews with the multimedia phenomenon who has directed groundbreaking films like Diary of a Mad Black Woman that feature mostly African American actors and tell stories about adversity, faith, family, and redemption

How the Man of Steel leapt from panels and storyboards into folklore and myth

The first book-length study of how animal studies and digital culture change what it means to be “us”

A photographic tour of a quintessential staple of the Mississippi blues

A vivid exploration of the key role played by multiracial women in visualizing and performing Cuban identity

The quintessential book about one of the twentieth century’s most iconic albums

An inclusive survey from Frederick Douglass to the voices of Black Lives Matter

A career-spanning volume of essays from the renowned American author, poet, and screenwriter

How complex connections involved in memorializing slavery create events that wed the past to the present

An unforgettable chronicle from a groundbreaking journalist who covered Emmett Till’s murder, the Little Rock Nine, and ten US presidents

A timely examination of the beginnings of heritage tourism and the tensions felt today in one Mississippi community

A wide-ranging exploration of how contemporary narratives contribute to debates on class and economics

The first collection of interviews with the renowned poet of Home/Bass and other much-admired works

The first full-length study of migritude literature as it intersects with postcolonial, black diaspora, and women’s studies

Interviews with the groundbreaking African American filmmaker Charles Burnett, whose films contain rich characterizations and complex narratives

An impressive reading of recent writers who question the meaning of blackness while also embracing an elective racial identity

An impressive reading of recent writers who question the meaning of blackness while also embracing an elective racial identity

The first full-length treatment of Welty’s criticism and visual work

A fast-paced and exciting tour of the world through the eyes of a federal prosecutor

A magnum opus from a preeminent folklore scholar on cultural practice and why people need tradition

A gauge of powerful film and literature from America’s most recent wars

140 tales collected by the extraordinary Russian “Grimm”

A new collection of interviews, including eleven original ones from the first edition and nine new ones, with the most popular director in American cinema history

An invaluable history of the first African American radio voices and their influence in segregated New Orleans

A comprehensive engagement with the past and present linguistic landscape of the Pelican State

The untold story of escaped slaves, their battle against colonial overlords, and the lasting impact in the Caribbean

Current injustices and public policy examined in light of Martin Luther King’s vision

A study of how the culture and customs of a city foster its rebirth

The first publication dedicated to a remarkable Mississippi folk artist

Collected interviews with the comics creator of Howard the Duck, Man-Thing, and Omega the Unknown

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

The first in-depth study of one of Hollywood’s most popular but forgotten leading men

A new engagement with the tangled, fraught antebellum debate surrounding black resettlement

A thorough assay of the Nobel Laureate through the lens of lucre

A stimulating treatment of the intersection between history and literature in the Nobel Laureate’s work

The first collection of interviews with the acclaimed African American/Afro-Caribbean author of Triangular Road; The Chosen Place, the Timeless People; and Brown Girl, Brownstones

More than half a century of interviews with one of the most distinguished contemporary American poets

Collected interviews with one of the most famous American poets of the twentieth century

A thoroughly researched and critical examination of Wilder’s entire body of work and problematic legacy

A primary survey of the oral history and ethnography in the transformative South Asian diaspora

A comprehensive history of a renowned lace working tradition and the women who make it

The first comprehensive critical overview of the films of the acclaimed director

A unique look at the acclaimed photographer known for trailblazing artistic color photographs

A lively history of folklore practice in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

An exciting look at the film that launched the Disney Renaissance