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.
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
Conversations with Paule Marshall
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
Conversations with Gary Snyder
More than half a century of interviews with one of the most distinguished contemporary American poets
Conversations with Allen Ginsberg
Collected interviews with one of the most famous American poets of the twentieth century
Reconsidering Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little House and Beyond
A thoroughly researched and critical examination of Wilder’s entire body of work and problematic legacy
The Indian Caribbean
Migration and Identity in the Diaspora
A primary survey of the oral history and ethnography in the transformative South Asian diaspora
The Island of Lace
Drawn Threadwork on Saba in the Dutch Caribbean
A comprehensive history of a renowned lace working tradition and the women who make it
The Films of Douglas Sirk
Exquisite Ironies and Magnificent Obsessions
The first comprehensive critical overview of the films of the acclaimed director
The Beautiful Mysterious
The Extraordinary Gaze of William Eggleston
A unique look at the acclaimed photographer known for trailblazing artistic color photographs
Folklore in Baltic History
Resistance and Resurgence
A lively history of folklore practice in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Pulling a Rabbit Out of a Hat
The Making of Roger Rabbit
An exciting look at the film that launched the Disney Renaissance
Oz behind the Iron Curtain
Aleksandr Volkov and His Magic Land Series
The first English-language study of Aleksandr Volkov and his Magic Land series
Larry Hama
Conversations
Collected interviews with the Asian American writer and cartoonist who helped develop G.I. Joe
Jafar Panahi
Interviews
Collected interviews and writings of the Iranian filmmaker known for his remarkable films and courageous defiance of state censorship
Direct Democracy
Collective Power, the Swarm, and the Literatures of the Americas
A provocative account of what motivates prolific mass movements teeming for revolutionary change