First Fridays are happy-hour style online meetings where both members and non-members come together in a casual conversation to discuss various subjects related to anthropologies of consciousness.

First Fridays also serve as the platform to engage interested students and to support the cultivation of their ideas and interests. If you would like to suggest a topic for conversation for a Happy Hour, please submit your suggestions to aocgeneral@gmail.com.

Events are free of charge, but registration is required. Registration closes on the Thursday before the event at 5:00 Pacific Time.  

Please register for these events at aocgeneral@gmail.com

First Friday Events

May 6: “Singing, Dreaming and Resistance Among the Water Guardians of Cajamarca, Peru,” with Chris Santiago, Board Member

June 3: “Collaging Consciousness: Art as a Method to Encounter Heterogeneity and Ecological Consciousness,” with Melinda Kiefer

July 1: Holiday, no First Friday

August 5: Student Mentoring, Q&A.
Students and folks on the job market, please bring your questions about school, writing, job application questions, and any other questions that you feel could help you prepare both professionally and academically. Graduates and Faculty, please consider attending this event that supports future and young scholars.

September 2: Holiday, no First Friday

October 7:  Mysticism, Shamanism, and the “Psychedelic Revolution” with Katherine Lawson Shantzis, Editorial Board Member.

November 4: Student Mentoring, Q&A.
Students and folks on the job market, please bring your questions about school, writing, job application questions, and any other questions that you feel could help you prepare both professionally and academically. Graduates and Faculty, please consider attending this event that supports future and young scholars.

December 2: Winter Break, no First Friday