Mary Beth Haralovich
Contact
- (520) 621-7008
- Drama, Rm. 3A
- TUCSON, AZ 85721-0003
- mbharalo@arizona.edu
Biography
Mary Beth Haralovich is Professor in the School of Theatre, Film & Television at the University of Arizona in Tucson, where she teaches film and television history. Dr. Haralovich’s major service assignments include: Director of the Film & Television Internship Program (since 2000); Head of the FTV BA Division (since 2011) and the Producing Division (2004-2010); and Coordinator of the FTV Media Library. In 2008, she was honored with the College of Fine Arts Advising and Mentoring Award. In 2013, she received the College of Fine Arts James Anthony Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award.
Her studies of Hollywood film promotion focus on the heterosexual imperative of film posters, the value of diverse female images to film promotion, and the implementation of film promotion in local U.S. film markets. Her work-in-progress is Marked Women: Local Promotion of 1930s ‘Scandalous Woman’ Films. Published studies include: Marked Woman (1937) and other 1930s proletarian women’s films; heterosexual flirtation in the promotion of A Free Soul (1931); and the challenges for U.S. promotion of Marlene Dietrich’s Blonde Venus (1932). Other studies include the promotion of the maternal melodrama Mildred Pierce (1946) as murder mystery and gender in film noir film posters, Double Indemnity (1944), Murder, My Sweet (1944), Out of the Past (1947) and Gilda (1946). In addition, she has written on 1940s A and B Sherlock Holmes film series; films of 1950; color in Douglas Sirk melodrama; 1990s masculine star images of Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise; and the film social history method.
In television, she has published on masculinity and war veterans in Magnum, p.i. (1980-88) and geo-politics of civil rights in I Spy (1965-68). Her essay on 1950s suburban family comedies has been reprinted many times. Haralovich serves on the editorial board of Feminist Media Studies for University of Illinois Press, is co-editor of Television, History, and American Culture: Feminist Critical Essays (Duke University Press, 1999), and is a founder of the International Conference on Television, Video, New Media, Audio and Feminism: Console-ing Passions. She is Guest Editor of the Communication Review special issue on post-feminist television. With Mary Desjardins, Haralovich is co-editor of the online Journal of e-Media Studies issue on women in television history (forthcoming). A fireworks enthusiast, she published a survey of fireworks in film in the July 2014 Bulletin of the Pyrotechnics Guild International.
Degrees
- Ph.D. Cinema Studies
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- M.A. Cinema Studies
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- B.A. French
- Indiana University
Work Experience
- University of Arizona (2006 - Ongoing)
- University of Arizona (2000 - Ongoing)
- University of Arizona (1991 - Ongoing)
- Visiting Faculty Position (1991 - Ongoing)
- Visiting Faculty Position (1991 - Ongoing)
- University of Arizona (1987 - Ongoing)
- Visiting Faculty Position (1986 - Ongoing)
- Iowa State University (1982 - Ongoing)
Awards
- UA Faculty/Student Interaction Grant
- Spring 1998
- CFA Undergraduate Mentoring/Advising Award
- Spring 2012
- Online Education Project Grant
- Spring 2012
- CFA Small Grant
- Summer 2009
- Fall 2007
- Fall 2006
- Summer 2005
- Fall 2004
- CFA Advising/Mentoring Award
- Spring 2008
- Dean's Fund for Excellence
- Fall 2006
- Jackie Cook
- Fall 2006
- Roberta Pearson
- Fall 2006
- Foreign Travel Grant
- Summer 2006
- Spring 2003
- Summer Research & Professional Development
- Summer 2006
- Certificate of Appreciation
- Fall 2004
- ABOR Learner Centered Education Grant
- Fall 2003
- Faculty-Student Interaction Grant
- Fall 2003
- Sabbatical Leave (50% time)
- Fall 2002
- Mortar Board recognition "for her dedication to its members and the student community at the University of Arizona"
- Spring 2002
- Nominated for British Academy Visiting Professorship
- Fall 2001
- NATPE Conference Faculty Fellow
- Spring 2001
Interests
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Courses
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Scholarly Contributions
Books
- Haralovich, M. B. (2007). American Cinema of the 1950s: Themes and Variations, edited by Murray Pomerance. Rutgers Univesrity Press.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2007). Dietrich Icon. Duke University Press.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2007). The Ages of the Cinema: Criteria and Models for the Construction of Historical Periods. Convegno Internazionale di Studi sul Cinema.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2006). A Family Affair. Wallflower Press.More infoedited by Murray Pomerance
- Haralovich, M. B. (2006). Color: The Film Reader. Routledge.More infoedited by Angela Dalla Vacche and Brian Price
- Haralovich, M. B. (2006). Marlene Dietrich: A Critical Anthology. Duke University Press.More infoedited by Mary Desjardins and Gerd Germudson
- Haralovich, M. B. (2005). American Cinema of the 1950s: Themes and Variations, edited by Murray Pomerance. Rutgers Univesrity Press.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2005). Demnachst in Ihrem Kino: Grundlagen der Filmwerbung und Filmvermarktung. Marburg: Schuren Verlag Gmbh.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2005). Marlene Dietrich, A Critical Anthology. Duke University Press.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2004). American Cinema of the 1950s: Themes and Variations, edited by Murray Pomerance. Rutgers Univesrity Press.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2004). Reality TV: Remaking Television Culture, edited by Susan Murray and Laurie Ouellette. New York University Press.More infoMichael Trosset, Math Professor, College of William and Mary
- Haralovich, M. B. (2003). Reality TV and the Remaking of Television Culture. New York University Press.More infoMichael Trosset, Mathematics, College of William and Mary
- Haralovich, M. B. (2002). Selling Hollywood: Histories and Theories of Film Advertising.More infoLisa Kernan and Vinzenz Hediger, editors
- Haralovich, M. B. (2002). Television, History and American Culture: Feminist Critical Essays. Duke University Press.More infoLauren Rabinovitz, co-editor
- Haralovich, M. B. (2001). Connections: A Broadcasting History Reader. Wadsworth.More infoedited by Michele Hilmes (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Haralovich, M. B. (2001). Selling Hollywood: Histories and Theories of Film Advertising.More infoLisa Kernan and Vinzenz Hediger, editors
Chapters
- Haralovich, M. B. (2012). "Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise: The Box Office and ‘True Masculinity'". In Pretty People: Movie Stars of the 1990s(pp 144-65). Rutgers University Press.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2011). "Women on the Verge of the Second Wave". In Mad Men: Dream Come True TV(pp 159-176). I. B. Tauris.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2008). "Adapting the Family to Murder: Mildred Pierce". In A Family Affair(pp 234-46). Wallflower Press.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2008). "film history with television history: weaving together the strands and listening to the pauses". In Conference Proceedings(pp ???). Convegno Internazionale di Studi sul Cinema.
Journals/Publications
- Haralovich, M. B. (2014). Fireworks and Film. Bulletin of the Pyrotechnics Guild International, 190, 36-42.More infoSurvey of the ways that fireworks is used in storytelling: romance, comedy, civic celebrations, and the upturned face.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2014). STALKER and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS. Antenna: Responses to Media and Culture.More infoAntenna is an online journal based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. My two entries are for the journal's annual "Fall Pilot" reviews.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2012). Introduction, New Feminist Television Studies: Queries into Post-Feminist Television. The Communication Review, 163-166.More infoAndrea Press
- Haralovich, M. B. (2010). Blue Bloods. Antenna: Responses to Media & Culture (Premiere Week).
- Haralovich, M. B. (2010). Peggy's Social Consciousness: Corporate Culture & Counter Culture. Antenna: Responses to Media & Culture (Mad Men).
Presentations
- Haralovich, M. B. (2014, January). “They Also Serve: Military Realism and Television Drama in Army Wives (Lifetime, 2007-2013)”,. Hawai’i University International Conference. Honolulu: Hawai'i University International Conference.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2014, March). “Army Wives (Lifetime, 2007-2013): Military Realism and Primetime Drama”. Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Seattle: Society for Cinema and Media Studies.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2012, Spring). Feminist Strategies and New Media. International Communication Association, Feminist Scholar Division. Phoenix, AZ.More infoPanel Speaker
- Haralovich, M. B. (2012, Summer). Tucson's Music Scene: Giving Voice to Grief & Healing after January 8, 2011. International Conference of Television, Video, Audio, New Media and Feminism: Console-ing Passions. Suffolk University, Boston.More infoPanel Speaker
- Haralovich, M. B. (2010, Fall). "They Also Serve: Television's Military Wives". War, Literature & the Arts Conference. US Air Force Academy.More infoPanel Speaker
- Haralovich, M. B. (2010, Spring). Reflecting on the Origins of Television Studies. Society for Cinema & Media Studies Conference. Los Angeles, CA.More infoPanel Speaker
- Haralovich, M. B. (2010, Spring). Women Mentoring Women on the Verge of the Second Wave: Mad Men. Console-ing Passions Conference. University of Oregon.More infoPanel Speaker
- Haralovich, M. B. (2010, Summer). Film History with Television History: Weaving Together the Strands & Listening to the Pauses. On, Archives! Conference. University of Wisconsin, Madison.More infoIndividual Presenter
- Haralovich, M. B. (2009, Fall). "They Also Serve: Television's Military Wives". Reception Studies Society. Purdue University.More infoIndividual Presenter
- Haralovich, M. B. (2008, Fall). "Editing to Make a Point". Flow Conference on tv and culture. University of Texas at Austin.More infoPanel Speaker
- Haralovich, M. B. (2008, Spring). "They Also Serve: Television's Military Wives". International Conference on Television, Video, New Media, Radio and Feminism: Console-ing Passions. University of California, Santa Barbara.More infoIndividual Presenter
- Haralovich, M. B. (2007, March 2007). "Fireworks in Film and Television: Making Meaning with Unruly Signifiers". Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Chicago, Illinois.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2007, March 2007). "film history with television history: weaving together the strands & listening to the pauses". The Ages of the Cinema: Criteria and Models for the Construction of Historical Periods (XIV International Film Studies Conference). Udine, Italy.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2007, March 2007). Respondent, "Law & Order: Representing Justice on Television". Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Chicago, Illinois.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2007, October 2007). "film history with television history: weaving together the strands & listening to the pauses". Media History Conference. University of Texas at Austin.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2007, October 2007). "film history with television history: weaving together the strands & listening to the pauses". SOCINE. Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2006, July 2006). "Fireworks in Film: Marking State Occasions". Cultural Studies Association. Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2006, March 2006). "'Psychopaths Sell Like Hotcakes': Performance of Mental Instability in Selected 1950s Films". Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Vancouver, Canada.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2006, May 2006). "The Smug Face of the Law: Gendered Performance of Constitutional Rights in TV Legal Drama". International Conference on Television, Video, New Media, Radio and Feminism: Console-ing Passions. University of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2005, May 2005). Fireworks in Film and Television. Media in Transition 4: the work of stories. MIT, Boston.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2004, March 2004). American Cinema of the 1950s: Then Meets Now. Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Atlanta, GA.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2004, March 2004). Reality TV and Its Implications for Television Studies. Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Atlanta, GA.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2004, May 2004). Feminism in Television in Fact and Fiction. International Conference on Television, Video, New Media, Audio and Feminism: Console-ing Passions. New Orleans, LA.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2004, November 2004). The Smug Face of the Law on TV Legal Drama. TV History Symposium. Northwestern University.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2003, July 2003). Advertising Marlene Dietrich in "Blonde Venus" (1932). Popular European Cinema 4: Methods and Stars. University of Stockholm.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2003, June 2003). Looking Forward with Optimism: "Chicago Defender" Coverage of "Imitation of Life" (1934) and "Emperor Jones" (1933). American Cinema and Everyday Life. University of London.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2003, March 2003). American and Exotic Independent Women: Norma Shearer and Marlene Dietrich in Early 1930s Film Advertising. Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2003, May 2003). Narrative Pleasure and Uncertainty Due to Chance in "Survivor". Media in Transition 3. MIT.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2003, May 2003). Plenary Conversation 4: Summary Perspectives. Media in Transition 3. MIT.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2001, June 2001). The couple at risk: advertising the darker side of US films in the 1930s. Screen Studies (submitted, juried). John Logie Baird Centre, University of Glasgow.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2001, May 2001). Promoting *I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang* (1932): Authenticity, Gruesomeness, and the Woman's Betrayal. Society for Cinema Studies (submitted, juried). Washington, DC.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2001, May 2001). The couple at risk: advertising the darker side of US films in the 1930s. Hollywood and Its Discontents: Subverting the Hollywood System 1930-1970. University of Arizona.
- Haralovich, M. B. (2001, October 2001). "Homemaker and/or Adventurer: The Challenge of Advertising *Blonde Venus* (1932)". Marlene at 100: An International Conference (invited). Dartmouth College.
Reviews
- Haralovich, M. B. (2001. Review of William Boddy *Fifties Television: The Industry and Its Critics* (1990) and Janet Staiger, *Blockbuster TV: Must-See Sitcoms in the Network Era* (2000)(p. 0). Breakthrough Books.
Creative Performances
- Haralovich, M. B. (2014. crew member. Fireworks Shows. Northern Wisconsin: Ace Pyro.
Creative Works
- Casting Shirley Partridge: the reality tv audience as talent scout; University of Texas at Austin; October; Flow: An On-Line Journal of Television and Media Studies; Invited columnist/contributor for the 2004 launch of Flow (3 columns for volume 1, 2004-05).
- "United States: Film Code and Ratings Administration" and "United States: Television Ratings"; Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers; March; Censorship: A World Encyclopedia; The encyclopedia has a 2001 date of publication, but the publication came to my attention in Fall 2002.
- various: see elaboration below; University of Texas at Austin; March; Flow: An On-Line Journal of Television and Media Studies; columnist/contributor to Flow
- “Zombies v. Humans in Land of the Dead: Fireworks and Community”; Media Commons: A Digital Scholarly Network (sponsored by the Institute for the Future of the Book with the support of the MacArthur Foundation); March; In Media Res; Invited contribution. This on-line post derives from my work-in-progress on "fireworks in film and television."
- Pass the Gravy (1928); Quarterly Review of Film and Video 27:5 (2010); December 2010; Quarterly Review of Film & Video; Special Issue on "We Want Our DVDs!" -- short essays on films that are not yet available on DVD.
