Paulo S. Polanah

Paulo S. Polanah is an assistant professor of Africana studies / sociology in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech. Polanah received his bachelor's degree from the Southern Utah University, a master's degree from the University of Nevada, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Polanah's areas of research and teaching include colonial and neo-colonial studies, cultural violence and identicide, and historical relationships the West has established with other parts of the world. His courses have become very popular, often resulting in over-enrolled class sections. His courses have the reputation of being stimulating and challenging. He has consistently assembled an impressive student evaluation record. Students are expected to engage in lively classroom discussions, and Polanah challenges his students with a wide variety of teaching techniques.