Blue Monday: A History of Happiness
- Monday, January 20, 2025
- 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- Location: Seeley Hall, Trinity College
- Event for: Academic Community; All Students; Alumni; Donors; Faculty & Staff; Trinity Community
- Event Category: Lecture or Seminar; Special Events
- Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/BVUfELvuFw
- Organizer: Office of Development & Alumni Affairs
- Email: trinity.alumni@utoronto.ca
Twenty years ago, a research psychologist of minor acclaim announced that Monday, January 21, 2005, would be the saddest day of the year. The press release included a mathematical formula and the catchphrase “Blue Monday.” The product of wonky science and marketing hubris, the popularity of Blue Monday today presents an opportunity to think critically about a historical phenomenon that has become something of a cultural obsession: the pursuit of happiness.
Join Dean O’Neill on the twentieth anniversary of Blue Monday—Monday, January 20, 2025—to consider a specific history of happiness and what it might mean for our lives.
- 6:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. (Lecture)
- 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Post Event Reception)
The event is open to Trinity Alumni, Students, Faculty, Staff and community members. Registration is required.
Please get in touch with trinity.alumni@utoronto.ca if you have any questions.
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