{"title":"Peter Buse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Buse\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the realms of \u003cem\u003earts and culture\u003c\/em\u003e, focusing on the intersections of theory and practice. His work navigates the nuanced dynamics of drama and visual media, inviting readers to engage with critical perspectives on performance and representation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles such as \u003cem\u003eDrama + Theory\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Camera Does the Rest\u003c\/em\u003e, Buse challenges conventional approaches, blending scholarly analysis with accessible language to deepen understanding of cultural expression and its implications.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-camera-does-the-rest-by-peter-buse-9780226176383","title":"The Camera Does the Rest","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a world where nearly everyone has a cellphone camera capable of zapping countless instant photos, it can be a challenge to remember just how special and transformative Polaroid photography was in its day. And yet, there’s still something magical for those of us who recall waiting for a Polaroid picture to develop. Writing in the context of two Polaroid Corporation bankruptcies, not to mention the obsolescence of its film, Peter Buse argues that Polaroid was, and is, distinguished by its process—by the fact that, as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e put it in 1947, “the camera does the rest.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePolaroid was often dismissed as a toy, but Buse takes it seriously, showing how it encouraged photographic play as well as new forms of artistic practice. Drawing on unprecedented access to the archives of the Polaroid Corporation, Buse reveals Polaroid as photography at its most intimate, where the photographer, photograph, and subject sit in close proximity in both time and space—making Polaroid not only the perfect party camera but also the tool for frankly salacious pictures taking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Buse tells the story of the Polaroid Corporation and its ultimately doomed hard-copy wager against the rising tide of digital imaging technology. He explores the continuities and the differences between Polaroid and digital, reflecting on what Polaroid can tell us about how we snap photos today. Richly illustrated, \u003ci\u003eThe Camera Does the Rest\u003c\/i\u003e will delight historians, art critics, analog fanatics, photographers, and all those who miss the thrill of waiting to see what develops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471734292716,"sku":"9780226176383","price":60.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/945cac94a72ccf38b5f47f7326d1e605.jpg?v=1775791992"},{"product_id":"drama-theory-by-peter-buse-9780719057229","title":"Drama + theory","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnergetically places modern British drama and contemporary critical and cultural theory in dialogue, demonstrating how theory allows fresh insights into familiar plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter pairs a well-known play from the post-war period with a classic theory text. The theoretical text is not simply applied to the dramatic one; instead, the play and the theoretical text reflect on each other in a mutual illumination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExamples include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLook Back in Anger\u003c\/em\u003e is read by and reads Lacan's \"Signification of the Phallus\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePinter's \u003cem\u003eThe Homecoming\u003c\/em\u003e is made uncanny with Freud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStoppard's \u003cem\u003eRosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead\u003c\/em\u003e finds affinities with Lyotard's \u003cem\u003eThe Postmodern Condition\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTimberlake Wertenbaker's \u003cem\u003eOur Country's Good\u003c\/em\u003e agrees and disagrees with Edward Said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSarah Kane's \u003cem\u003eBlasted\u003c\/em\u003e thinks through trauma with Shoshana Felman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn each case, the theoretical position is explained lucidly and economically. The result is a series of new interpretations not only of the plays but of the theoretical texts, which take on new relevance when linked with modern British drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first textbook of its kind, linking contemporary drama with critical and cultural theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596293914860,"sku":"9780719057229","price":102.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780719057229-drama-theory.jpg?v=1777919621"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/peter-buse.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}