AfroDiaspora Colloquium Presents: How Depression Saved My Life: African Masculinity, Mental Health, and Meaning in the African World with Chude Jideonwo
Location: Knox Hall Suite 201
Date: March 9, 4:00PM – 5:30PM
Event Description: What does it mean to confront depression not as weakness, but as reckoning?
In African communities, masculinity is often shaped by silence, endurance, and public strength. Emotional vulnerability is stigmatized. Therapy is misunderstood and reputation can feel heavier than truth.
This conversation will examine depression, shame, masculinity, faith, and the disciplined practice of joy within African and diasporic contexts. Drawing from Jideonwo’s memoir, How Depression Saved My Life, we will explore how crisis can disrupt identity and how meaning can be rebuilt from within.
Food and refreshments will be provided.
Attendance is limited. Registration required. CU ID required.
Please note: This event will include discussion of depression and mental health. It is not a therapeutic session. If you are in immediate emotional distress, please contact Columbia Counseling and Psychological Services.
This event is open to the public. Columbia University and Barnard College affiliates must register using your official Columbia or Barnard email address. Registrants will receive a confirmation email the morning of the event.
Contact Information: [email protected]