'A diverse range of T-Shirts are associated with the Isle of Man TT motorcycling festival. To what extent and in what ways are these garments carriers of cultural meaning for the people who own or wear them?'
Date(s): 2013
Creator(s): Cain, Anthony
Scope & Content: Illustrated Masters dissertation in Manx studies submitted to the University of Liverpool. The dissertation explores t-shirt imagery used for the Isle of Man's motorcycling festival the Tourist Trophy (TT). The dissertation suggests that the TT t-shirts are significant carriers of cultural meaning and explores the multi-layered cultural connotations that individuals might associate with the t-shirt imagery. TT t-shirts imagery has numerous socio-historical meanings, some which exist at a sub-conscious level. Chapters covered: self-identity; sense of place. Appendix includes interview format and CD.
Language: English
Extent: 73 pages
Physical description: typescript
Item name: dissertation
Collection: Manuscript Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: MS 13472
Record class: Private
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