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.
Regenerating the Feminine
Psyche, Culture, and Nature
An exciting study that aims to trace the resurgence of the feminine archetype in literature and film
Though There Be Giants
The Ghetto Pastoral Mode in Black Migration Novels
A scholarly exploration of the tension of spaces in African American Great Migration novels
Stand the Storm
Spiritual Quartet Singing in the Struggle for Black Education
An invaluable history of spiritual singing groups and how their tours helped build historically Black colleges and universities in the South
Firefly in a Box
An Anthology of Soviet Kid Lit
An in-depth exploration of popular Russian-language Soviet children’s texts and illustrations
Conversations with Rick Veitch
A wealth of insight not only into the development of Veitch’s graphic innovations and metaphysical explorations, but also into the upheavals and transformations of American comics from the 1970s to today
Comics of the Anthropocene
Graphic Narrative at the End of Nature
The first full-length monograph to explore how US comics artists have depicted environmental destruction, mass extinctions, and climate change
Borrowed Land, Stolen Labor, and the Holy Spirit
The Struggle for Power and Equality in Holmes County, Mississippi
An in-depth microhistory highlighting how African American farmers and religious institutions played crucial roles in the struggle for land, voting rights, and school desegregation
Bluegrass Gospel
The Music Ministry of Jerry and Tammy Sullivan
A personal exploration of the lives and music of the father-daughter duo as they spread their mission and music across the South
Mutants, Androids, and Aliens
On Being Human in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
How ordinary human characters interact with more-than-human beings in the MCU
Conjuring the Haint
The Haunting Poetics of Black Women
The first critical study of the interlocking relationship between haunting, Black women’s lives, and poetry
Choctaw Traditions
Stories of the Life and Customs of the Mississippi Choctaw
A valuable collection of stories that honor the customs and traditions of everyday life in Choctaw communities
Choctaw Tales
Stories from the Firekeepers
A revised and updated treasury of tribal lore told by past and present Choctaw storytellers
Singing through Struggle
Music, Worship, and Identity in Postemancipation Black Churches
A critical examination of the power of sacred song in nineteenth-century African American life
Rainbow Fleur de Lis
Essays on Queer New Orleans History
Essays that provide a crucial overview of LGBTQ+ history in New Orleans
Healthcare in Children's Media
The first full-length, multidisciplinary study examining representations of healthcare systems in children’s media
Fiddling Is My Joy
The Fiddle in African American Culture
A thorough examination of the history and legacy of African American fiddling
Double Crossed
Black Female Intersectionality in Hollywood
A concerning analysis of the distortions and pervasive stereotypes of Black female images within Hollywood
Dashing to the End
The Ray Milland Story
The engaging and detailed first biography of the Oscar-winning Welsh actor
Conversations with Jesmyn Ward
Collected interviews with the recipient of numerous major literary awards and fellowships, including two National Book Awards, for Salvage the Bones and Sing, Unburied, Sing
An American Girl Anthology
Finding Ourselves in the Pleasant Company Universe
An exciting collection of essays exploring and critically analyzing the cultural impact and nostalgia of American Girl dolls
The Superhero Blockbuster
Adaptation, Style, and Meaning
A detailed exploration of the adaptive practices, meanings, and industrial significance of popular superhero blockbusters
The P-38 Lightning and the Men Who Flew It
Stories of the engineers who designed and the brave pilots who flew the fastest, deadliest fighter of World War II
The Musicals of Cole Porter
Broadway, Hollywood, Television
A pivotal examination of one of America’s greatest songwriters, his lyrics, and his lifelong attempt to define the nature of love
Sax Expat
Don Byas
The riveting biography of one of the world’s greatest yet lesser-known jazz musicians
King Noir
The Crime Fiction of Stephen King
The first critical study to trace the hardboiled detective inheritance of America’s Storyteller
Global Indigenous Horror
The first critical collection to unsettle the horror genre through a contemporary Indigenous gaze
Faulkner On and Off the Page
Essays in Biographical Criticism
Fresh perspectives on one of literature’s most willfully enigmatic figures
Chester Brown
A concise overview of the renowned comics creator of Yummy Fur, Ed the Happy Clown, I Never Liked You, Louis Riel, and Paying for It
William Faulkner in Holly Springs
An intriguing argument and exploration that expands the postage stamp of the Nobel Laureate’s fiction
Russ Meyer
Interviews
Thirty years of interviews with the provocative and often controversial creator of films including Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!; Beyond the Valley of the Dolls;and Vixen!