ABSTRACT This paper has explored how a sociological reading of John Grisham’s short work of fiction Bleachers can shed light on the complexities of the coaching and sports retirement processes. The aim of this paper was to consider the “sociological insights” that Bleachers has to offer by reading the novel in companionship with the thoughts of French post-structuralist thinker Michel Foucault , specifically his disciplinary analysis from Discipline and Punish. This paper has also observed how the figure of Coach Eddie Rake in Bleachers can be considered as trope for retired athletes’ unresolved feelings towards their former sport. In achieving these aims, this paper has considered how Bleachers, when read through a sociological lens, can act as a meaningful data source for those invested in learning more about the poorly understood phenomena of sports retirement, as well as the dangers of coaching practices that are overly reliant upon the disciplinary logic of sport.

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与福柯一起阅读约翰·格里舍姆的《漂白者》：体育退休的经验教训

摘要本文探讨了约翰·格里舍姆（John Grisham）短篇小说《漂白者》（Bleachers）的社会学读物如何阐明教练和体育退休过程的复杂性。本文旨在通过结合法国后结构主义思想家米歇尔·福柯（Michel Foucault）的思想，特别是他对纪律和惩罚的学科分析，来研究小说《漂白者》所提供的“社会学见解”。本文还观察了如何将“死者教练”中埃迪·雷克教练的身材视为退休运动员对原运动的未解之感的隐喻。为了实现这些目标，本文考虑了“漂白者”如何通过社会学的角度来读，