Kate Darling: A Scholar of Vasco Da Gamas Demigod Status

Kate Darling is a lecturer at the University of Cambridge, where shespecializes in the anthropology of Vasco Da Gama. She speaks about her new book, which argues that Da Gama was not simply a robber baron but also a demigod. Lexman interviews her about her work and discusses some of the challenges of translating historical texts from Portuguese to English.

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