MARC DiPAOLO
EDITED ANTHOLOGIES
Devised and Directed by Mike Leigh
​co-edited with Bryan Cardinale-Powell
Bloomsbury Academic (peer-reviewed book)

Renowned for making films that are at once sly domestic satires and heartbreaking ‘social realist’ dramas, British writer-director Mike Leigh confronts his viewers with an un-romanticized dramatization of modern-day society in the hopes of inspiring them to strive for greater self-awareness and compassion for others. This collection features new, interdisciplinary essays that cover all phases of the BAFTA-award-winner’s film career, including Life is Sweet (1990), Naked (1993), Secrets & Lies (1996), Career Girls (1997), Topsy-Turvy (1999), All or Nothing (2002), Vera Drake (2004), Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) and Another Year (2010).
Ozu International
​co-edited with Wayne Stein
Bloomsbury Academic (peer-reviewed book)
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With the recent release of more than 15 Ozu DVDs in the Criterion Collection, covering every phase of his career at least in part (including silent films, black-and-white talkies, and color films), Ozu International helps to fill a lingering gap in English-language scholarship on Ozu by giving this new generation of scholars a book-length forum to explore new critical perspectives on an unfairly neglected director. Contributions include specialists in Japanese culture, academics from a range of disciplines, and professional films critics.
Godly Heretics:
Essays on Alernative Christianity in Literature and Popular Culture
McFarland​
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"In an age of violent fundamentalism, in which certainty breeds so much hatred, it is good to be reminded of the continuing challenge posed by the figure of Jesus. Godly Heretics makes us realize how frequently those who claim to speak on behalf of Jesus are really engaged in preserving their own power and wealth, and denying access to his living message."
​-- Laurence Coupe, author of Myth​​.​​
Unruly Catholics from Dante to Madonna:
Faith, Heresy, and Politics in Cultural Studies​
Scarecrow Press

Essayists consider and question the spiritual and political authority of the Roman Catholic Church, Liberal Catholics, Liberation Theology, church corruption, and other related Catholic themes. Each examines the extent to which it is possible for contemporary Catholics to continue as active members of the Church despite its advocacy of a conservative politics, its troubling treatment of women, its persecution of homosexuality, and its role in protecting its clergy from charges and prosecution for sexual crimes.
MONOGRAPHS
War, Politics, and Superheroes:
Ethics and Propaganda in Comics and Film
McFarland

Superhero adventure comics have a long history of commenting upon American public opinion and government policy, and the surge in the popularity of comics since the events of September 11, 2001, ensures their continued relevance. This critical text examines the seventy-year history of comic book superheroes on film and in comic books and their reflections of the politics of their time. Superheroes addressed include Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, Superman, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, and topics covered include American wars, conflicts, and public policy. (Sample Chapters available: "Introduction" and "Batman.")
Emma Adapted:
Jane Austen's Heroine from Book to Film
Peter Lang

This work of literary and film criticism examines all eight filmed adaptations of Jane Austen's Emma produced between 1948 and 1996 as vastly different interpretations of the source novel. Instead of condemning the movies and television specials as being "not as good as the book," DiPaolo considers how each adaptation might be understood as a valid "reading" of Austen's text.
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"I liked the balanced approach, the careful integration of literary and film criticism, and the perceptive analyses of the unpublished screenplays....a good read for scholars and fans alike." -- Sue Parrill, Jane Austen on Film and Television (2002).