Category Archives: Blitzer, Charles

Future Stakes, Part 4: American Memory

Lynne Cheney and Charles Blitzer discuss the need for teaching American history and heritage in the 1980s, as well as how to think about public issues and cultural knowledge. At the time of this interview, Cheney was chairman of the … Continue reading

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Social Aesthetics, Part 1 of 2: Architecture and American Social Values

Is architecture primarily artistic or technical in its nature? To what extent does modern architecture spring from humanistic as well as scientific resources? How does modern architecture connect to the problems and challenges of American urban issues? These questions are … Continue reading

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