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.
Conversations with Sterling Plumpp
The first collection of interviews with the renowned poet of Home/Bass and other much-admired works
Conscripts of Migration
Neoliberal Globalization, Nationalism, and the Literature of New African Diasporas
The first full-length study of migritude literature as it intersects with postcolonial, black diaspora, and women’s studies
Charles Burnett
Interviews
Interviews with the groundbreaking African American filmmaker Charles Burnett, whose films contain rich characterizations and complex narratives
Black and More than Black
African American Fiction in the Post Era
An impressive reading of recent writers who question the meaning of blackness while also embracing an elective racial identity
Black and More than Black
African American Fiction in the Post Era
An impressive reading of recent writers who question the meaning of blackness while also embracing an elective racial identity
A Tyrannous Eye
Eudora Welty's Nonfiction and Photographs
The first full-length treatment of Welty’s criticism and visual work
Foreign Missions of an American Prosecutor
From Moscow to Morocco and Paris to the Persian Gulf
A fast-paced and exciting tour of the world through the eyes of a federal prosecutor
The Practice of Folklore
Essays toward a Theory of Tradition
A magnum opus from a preeminent folklore scholar on cultural practice and why people need tradition
The Hell of War Comes Home
Imaginative Texts from the Conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq
A gauge of powerful film and literature from America’s most recent wars
The Complete Folktales of A. N. Afanas'ev, Volume II
140 tales collected by the extraordinary Russian “Grimm”
Steven Spielberg
Interviews, Revised and Updated
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
Race and Radio
Pioneering Black Broadcasters in New Orleans
An invaluable history of the first African American radio voices and their influence in segregated New Orleans
Language in Louisiana
Community and Culture
A comprehensive engagement with the past and present linguistic landscape of the Pelican State
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