Posted by Eugene Volokh:
"Fair Culture":
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_10_19-2008_10_25.shtml#1224887330
The term was apparently coined in a [1]report cowritten by an official
in the Finnish Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, and
published by the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture
Agencies:
Fair culture means the realisation of cultural rights and the
inclusion of everyone in cultural signification, irrespective of
their age, gender, ability, or ethnic, religious and cultural
background.
And, yes, "fair culture" does seem to refer to cultural production --
"Participation in cultural supply" and "Opportunities for, inclusion
in and capability for cultural self-expression and signification" --
as well as cultural consumption. And here I thought that participation
in cultural supply ought not be irrespective of ability.
Incidentally, I found this report because I saw it quoted favorably in
a draft of what promises to be a prominent book; so it can't, I think,
be lightly dismissed as some sort of outlier.
References
1. http://www.ifacca.org/media/files/Ethics_in_cultural_policy.pdf
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