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Dr Devon Bailey

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (NIHSS)Ref: https://www.nihss.ac.za/node/2058

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Collected on 13 July 2026

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What this means

This document is a web page/profile titled “Dr Devon Bailey” on the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) website. It contains an opinion piece for Youth Month discussing the lived realities of coloured youth in South Africa through Charles Taylor’s concept of misrecognition. The author argues that reintegrating sports and arts in schools and community projects (e.g., dance) can help youth form identity outside social ills such as violence and exclusion. It also includes references and NIHSS contact details.

Facts

Places

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng

Reference

https://www.nihss.ac.za/node/2058

Key Takeaways

  • Author: Dr Devon Bailey (NIHSS)
  • Topic: Youth Month opinion piece on coloured youth in South Africa
  • Framework: Charles Taylor (1994) concept of recognition/misrecognition
  • Claim: Sports and arts (dance) in schools and community projects can support identity formation
  • Examples mentioned: Eldorado Park; dance crew “B-Supreme”; So-Dope Dance Academy (Tarryn Alberts); No Limits Academy (Jonathan Retief)
  • References cited: Bailey (2021), Mullis (2016), Taylor (1994)
  • NIHSS contact: 2nd Floor, 24 St Andrews, Parktown, Johannesburg; info@nihss.ac.za; +27 11 480 2300
  • Dr Devon Bailey
  • National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS)
  • Charles Taylor
  • Tarryn Alberts
  • Jonathan Retief
  • Eldorado Park
  • Don Mateman community hall
  • So-Dope Dance Academy
  • No Limits Academy
  • B-Supreme
  • Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)