affection which sustained their friendship for several decades. The lack of representation of colonial troops within mainstream histories of the Second World War has been raised in public discourse. In the fourth and fifth chapters Romain records Nelson’s experiences as a soldier and a POW. His time with the Pioneer Corps and his unsuccessful evacuation from Dunkirk are recounted through official war diaries. Details of Nelson’s incarceration in camps in Germany and France offer a fascinating insight into the neglected history of black POWs. In documenting his subsequent struggles with mental and physical health, Romain lays bare the sacrifice made by people from across the empire. The final chapters deal with Nelson’s life in the post-war period. After returning to Jamaica he struggled to find work and to fit into a deeply religious society in which he could not express his sexuality. Romain notes that, despite its rejection of homosexuality, Nelson took solace in the church, which provided him with a sense of community. In the early 1960s he went back to London, where his story intersected with the dominant narrative of post-war migration. Romain argues that Nelson’s life fits into an analysis of migration that centres affective ties. She frames his relationship with Grant as ‘an example of queer family’ (131) as evidenced by his designation as next-of-kin during the war. Nelson’s return offered Grant the opportunity to paint his friend one last time before his death. Wearied by war and the struggle to make a living, Nelson died of heart attack in 1963. Romain’s work engages with a subject which can be difficult to access. She is careful to explain her methods and is open and analytical in relation to the silences of the archives. She has produced a work which sheds light not only on Nelson as an individual but on queer histories of Caribbean migration, tourism, domestic labour, art history and the Second World War.

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Dan Healey，从斯大林到索契的俄罗斯恐同症

几十年来，他们的友谊维持了他们的友谊。公共话语中提到了在第二次世界大战的主流历史中缺乏殖民军队的代表性。在第四和第五章中，罗曼记录了纳尔逊作为士兵和战俘的经历。他在先锋军的时间以及他从敦刻尔克撤离的失败都通过官方战争日记进行了叙述。纳尔逊在德国和法国的集中营中被监禁的细节提供了对被忽视的黑人战俘历史的迷人洞察。在记录他随后与身心健康的斗争时，罗曼揭露了整个帝国人民做出的牺牲。最后几章讲述了纳尔逊在战后时期的生活。回到牙买加后，他努力寻找工作并融入一个无法表达自己性取向的宗教社会。罗曼指出，尽管纳尔逊拒绝同性恋，但在教堂里得到了安慰，这为他提供了一种社区感。1960 年代初，他回到伦敦，在那里他的故事与战后移民的主流叙事交织在一起。罗曼认为纳尔逊的生活符合以情感纽带为中心的移民分析。她将他与格兰特的关系描述为“酷儿家庭的一个例子”（131），战争期间他被指定为近亲就证明了这一点。纳尔逊的回归为格兰特提供了在他去世前最后一次为他的朋友画画的机会。纳尔逊因战争和谋生斗争而疲惫不堪，于 1963 年死于心脏病。Romain 的作品涉及一个难以访问的主题。她小心地解释她的方法，并且对档案的沉默保持开放和分析。她的作品不仅揭示了纳尔逊个人，而且揭示了加勒比移民、旅游、家务劳动、艺术史和第二次世界大战的酷儿历史。