Oysters, Sabotage, and Empire: The Patoi Movement in the French Polynesian Pearl Fisheries

Oysters, Sabotage, and Empire: The Patoi Movement in the French Polynesian Pearl Fisheries

Thursday, February 12, 2026
12:00 PM
HQ 107
Oliver Riskin-Kutz, Yale University
Spring 2026 Yale Environmental History Colloquium Series 
 
Feb. 12, Oliver Riskin-Kutz, “Oysters, Sabotage, and Empire: The Patoi Movement in the French Polynesian Pearl Fisheries”
 
Upcoming events in this series:
Feb. 19, Palvasha Shahab, “The Breathing Indus: Irrigation Regulation 19th century Sind”
 
Feb. 26, Ying Jia Tan (Wesleyan), “Dreams of Regeneration: Creating a Faith-Based Recycling System” 
 
Apr. 16, HSHM and EEB DEI Committee, “A Collaboration between HSHM and EEB Students”
 
Apr. 22, Meenakshi A, “Into the Kiln: Scales and Materialities of India’s Cement Manufacture in a Scarcity Economy c.1960s-1980s.” 
 
All events are held in HQ 107, 12pm-1:15pm. Lunch will be provided. Please email environmentalhistory@yale.edu to subscribe to the mailing list and RSVP for lunch. With support from the Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Memorial Fund.