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.
Us According to Them
Stateside Portrayals of Puerto Ricans and Their Culture, 1898-2010
A thoughtful look at how mainland US observers perceive and portray Puerto Rico
Voices and Visions
Essays on New Orleans's Literary History
An insightful survey tracing the influence of New Orleans writers, past and present, on the literary canon
Unpalatable
Stories of Pain and Pleasure in Southern Cookbooks
An examination of how narratives of suffering balance the conventions of joy and success in the southern cookbook tradition
Reading LGBTQ+ Children's Picture Books
An engaging collection of original scholarship on LGBTQ+ children’s picture books
On the Very Edge
Bidentities in Michelle Cliff’s Fiction
The first book-length study of Michelle Cliff’s entire literary corpus
Intersecting Worlds
Colonial Liminality in US Southern and Icelandic Literatures
An innovative global resituating of two literatures that intersect in revealing ways
George Valentine Dureau
Life and Art in New Orleans
An expansive and beautiful survey of one of New Orleans’s most accomplished and provocative artists
Comics Art in Korea
The definitive volume on the rich and dynamic field of Korean comics
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The Life and Music of Booker "Bukka" White
Recalling the Blues
The first full-length biography of one of the greatest country blues performers
The Child Gaze
Narrating Resistance in American Literature
A compelling study centered on the eyes of children and their powerful lines of sight
Grotesque Progeny
The Commodification of Dangerous and Endangered Children
A detailed analysis of grotesque children and their meanings in contemporary texts for adults
Folk Music and Song in the WPA Ex-Slave Narratives
The first complete account of all the music, song, and dance in the WPA ex-slave narratives
Double Crossed
Black Female Intersectionality in Hollywood
A concerning analysis of the distortions and pervasive stereotypes of Black female images within Hollywood
Contested Kingdom
Fan Attachment and Corporate Control at Disneyland
An analysis of the thirty-year struggle between Southern Californians and the Walt Disney Company online and at Disneyland
The Purple One
Prince, Race, Gender, and Everything in Between
An electric collection of essays and reflections on an enigmatic musical legend
The Nine O'Clock Whistle
Stories of the Freedom Struggle for Civil Rights in Enfield, North Carolina
The untold history of a small town where a stand for civil rights had lasting, wide impacts
The Making of Sylvia Plath
A unique analysis of the media, literature, and pop culture that shaped Sylvia Plath’s literary achievement
Soul of the Court
The Trailblazing Life of Judge William Benson Bryant Sr.
The first full-length biography of a trailblazing DC attorney and judge
Sickly Vapors
Disease and Doctoring in the Old South
An examination of southern healthcare history from colonial days through the Civil War and Reconstruction
Memory Work
White Ignorance and Black Resistance in Popular Magazines, 1900-1910
How post-Reconstruction periodicals used opposing rhetorical strategies to shape public memory
Frankie McIntosh and the Art of the Soca Arranger
A richly contextualized memoir from a celebrated soca arranger and musician
Conversations with Lenard D. Moore
A fundamental collection of sixteen interviews with the esteemed writer and former president of the Haiku Society of America
Bayou Dilemma
Louisiana in Crisis and Change
Powerful perspectives on the historical and present-day challenges facing the state of Louisiana
The Sides of the Sea
Caribbean Women Writing Diaspora
An essential study focused on theories of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality in the work of contemporary Caribbean women writers
TeenSet, Teen Fan Magazines, and Rock Journalism
Don't Let the Name Fool You
The first book to closely examine the influence TeenSet had on popular music and cultural commentary as well as the value of teen fan magazines
Opening Weekend
An Insider's Look at Marketing Hollywood's Hits and Flops
Coming soon, the firsthand account of a studio insider’s adventures in movie marketing
Ghosts of Atlanta
Cultural Gentrification of the Black Mecca
An interrogation exposing the endangered identity of Black America’s capital city
Gaspar Noé
Interviews
A first-of-its-kind collection of interviews that documents Noé’s engagement with the feverish reception of his work and received ideas about his life and politics
Conversations with Todd McFarlane
A nuanced portrait of McFarlane’s polarizing character shown through collected interviews with the renowned comics creator