A Look at Tacit Knowledge Development in Ontario Dairy Farmers: Carelle Sarkis at Rural History Roundtable
Date and Time
Location
Hybrid: in-person in 132 MacKinnon Bldg OR to view the presentation on Zoom, please register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tacit-terrains-tacit-knowledge-development-i...
Details
The first presentation of Winter 2026 will take place Thursday, January 22 from 3:30-5:00pm EST in the MacKinnon Building Room 132 at the University of Guelph (weather permitting). It will be a hybrid event and if you wish to view the presentation on Zoom, please register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tacit-terrains-tacit-knowledge-development-i....
Presenter: Carelle Sarkis (History Ph.D. student, McMaster University)
Title: "Tacit Terrains: A Look at Tacit Knowledge Development in Ontario Dairy Farmers"
Description: This presentation examines the influence of emerging technologies in the Canadian dairy industry on the development and transformation of tacit knowledge in the handlers working within these systems. As the industry has integrated more precision technologies in the post-1970 period, certain forms of tacit knowledge have become obsolete while others have been reconfigured. This talk explores how these systems have changed the modes of human-animal interaction, as well as their impact on the ways tacit knowledge manifests in both the handlers and animals who interact with them.
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For more on the Rural History Roundtable visit: https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/roundtable