miscellany

Shaping your own cultural identity - and having it recognised by others - is central to human dignity and growth. If people can’t represent themselves culturally how can they do so politically? If people are only imagined and portrayed by others, how can they be full, free and equal members of society? And yet, in every society, people’s access to culture is very uneven. Those who identify with dominant cultures have no difficulty creating and promoting their values. Others, passively or actively denied cultural resources, platforms and legitimacy, remain on the margins.