Michael Ezra
Associate Professor of American Multicultural Studies
Ph.D., American Studies, University of Kansas
Email: ezra@sonoma.edu
Voicemail: 707-664-3293
Office: Nichols Hall 211
Professional and Personal Interests
My professional focus is on post-World War II African American history. I have written two books that reflect this interest—Muhammad Ali: The Making of an Icon (Temple University Press, 2009) and Civil Rights Movement: People and Perspectives (ABC Clio, 2009). Currently I am editing an anthology about postwar freedom struggles that concentrated on black economic empowerment. It will be published by Routledge in 2012. I feel grateful for the opportunity to teach and advise Sonoma State University students, both in American multicultural studies and the first-year experience program.
Selected Course Offerings
- Written and Oral Analysis: Introduction to African American Studies (AMCS 200)
- Ethnic History of California (AMCS 431)
- Topics in African American Studies: The Life and Times of Muhammad Ali (AMCS 476)
- Research and Methodology (AMCS 480)
Selected Publications
- Muhammad Ali: The Making of an Icon (Temple University Press, 2009)
- Civil Rights Movement: People and Perspectives (ABC Clio, 2009)
- “Battles for Control over the Career and Image of Muhammad Ali,” in Michael Lomax, ed., Sport and the Racial Divide: African American and Latino Experience in an Era of Change (University of Mississippi Press, 2008)
- “Main Bout Inc., Black Economic Power, and Professional Boxing: The Cancelled Muhammad Ali/ Ernie Terrell Fight,” Journal of Sport History 29:3 (Fall 2002)