University Press Of Mississippi imprint: 979 books
Eyes of an Eagle
Jean-Pierre Cenac, Patriarch: An Illustrated History of Early Houma-Terrebonne
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2011
In the year 1860, Jean-Pierre Cenac sailed from the sophisticated French city of Bordeaux to begin his new life in the city with the second busiest port of debarkation in the U.S. Two years before, he had descended the Pyrenees to Bordeaux from his home village of Barbazan-Debat, a terrain in direct...
by Glen Pitre
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1993
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1993
American Indians worshiped them as creators of the world, Napoleon ate them to celebrate his victories, Swedes have them shipped in from halfway around the world, and for Louisiana's Cajuns the humble crawfish is the centerpiece of cuisine, a symbol of ethnic pride, a staple commodity for thriving business...
Hip Hop on Film
Performance Culture, Urban Space, and Genre Transformation in the 1980s
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2013
Early hip hop film musicals have either been expunged from cinema history or excoriated in brief passages by critics and other writers. Hip Hop on Film reclaims and reexamines productions such as Breakin' (1984), Beat Street (1984), and Krush Groove (1985) in order to illuminate Hollywood's fascinating...
The Survival of Soap Opera
Transformations for a New Media Era
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2010
The soap opera, one of U.S. television's longest-running and most influential formats, is on the brink. Declining ratings have been attributed to an increasing number of women working outside the home and to an intensifying competition for viewers' attention from cable and the Internet. Yet, soaps'...
Wide Awake in Slumberland
Fantasy, Mass Culture, and Modernism in the Art of Winsor McCay
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2013
Cartoonist Winsor McCay (1869-1934) is rightfully celebrated for the skillful draftmanship and inventive design sense he displayed in the comic strips Little Nemo in Slumberland and Dream of the Rarebit Fiend. McCay crafted narratives of anticipation, abundance, and unfulfilled longing. This book...
Dangerous Curves
Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture addresses the conflicted meanings associated with the figure of the action heroine as she has evolved in various media forms since the late 1980s. Jeffrey A. Brown discusses this immensely popular character type as an example...
Graphic Novels for Children and Young Adults
A Collection of Critical Essays
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2017
With contributions by Eti Berland, Rebecca A. Brown, Christiane Buuck, Joanna C. Davis-McElligatt, Rachel Dean-Ruzicka, Karly Marie Grice, Mary Beth Hines, Krystal Howard, Aaron Kashtan, Michael L. Kersulov, Catherine Kyle, David E. Low, Anuja Madan, Meghann Meeusen, Rachel L. Rickard Rebellino, Rebecca...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2018
Contributions by Dorian L. Alexander, Janine Coleman, Gabriel Gianola, Mel Gibson, Michael Goodrum, Tim Hanley, Vanessa Hemovich, Christina Knopf, Christopher McGunnigle, Samira Nadkarni, Ryan North, Lisa Perdigao, Tara Prescott, Philip Smith, and Maite Ucaregui
The explosive popularity of...
Viva la historieta
Mexican Comics, NAFTA, and the Politics of Globalization
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
¡Viva la historieta! critically examines the participation of Mexican comic books in the continuing debate over the character and consequences of globalization in Mexico. The focus of the book is on graphic narratives produced by and for Mexicans in the period following the 1994 implementation of...
Time in Television Narrative
Exploring Temporality in Twenty-First-Century Programming
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2012
This collection analyzes twenty-first-century American television programs that rely upon temporal and narrative experimentation. These shows play with time, slowing it down to unfold the narrative through time retardation and compression. They disrupt the chronological flow of time itself, using...
Time in Television Narrative
Exploring Temporality in Twenty-First Century Programming
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
This collection analyzes twenty-first-century American television programs that employ temporal and narrative experimentation. These shows play with time, slowing it down to unfold narrative through time retardation and compression. They disrupt the chronological flow of time itself, using flashbacks...
Michael Allred
Conversations
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Michael Allred (b. 1962) stands out for his blend of spiritual and philosophical approaches with an art style reminiscent of 1960s era superhero comics, which creates a mixture of both postmodernism and nostalgia. His childhood came during an era where pop art and camp embraced elements of kitsch...
by Elizabeth Spencer
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1996
Elizabeth Spencer is captivated by Italy. For her it has been a second home. A one-time resident who returns there, this native-born Mississippian has found Italy to be an enchanting land whose culture lends itself powerfully to her artistic vision.
Some of her most acclaimed work is set there....
Baba Yaga
The Wild Witch of the East in Russian Fairy Tales
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Baba Yaga is an ambiguous and fascinating figure. She appears in traditional Russian folktales as a monstrous and hungry cannibal, or as a canny inquisitor of the adolescent hero or heroine of the tale. In new translations and with an introduction by Sibelan Forrester, Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of...