Clive Wearing
Clive Wearing, a successful British composer and musicologist, lost his ability to form new memories when part of his brain was destroyed by a virus which usually would have given him cold sores. With no ability to remember what has happened only seconds in the past, he is continually suspended in a
HUMAN RIGHTS and REPORTING
In celebration of the 120th Anniversary of the Isis, and in association with Amnesty Oxford and Oxford University Amnesty. With RICHARD BARLTROP, CROFTON BLACK, GREGORY DEACON. Okinaga Room, Wadham College // 8 pm Monday 21 May // £3 entry //
Medicaleze
"The misappropriation of medical terms now prevalent within the English language has created ‘medicaleze’, a language that inherits its authority from the popular myth of the reliability of science. Identifying the problem as an ‘itis’ or an ‘ism’ provides the reassurance of a name for a
The World’s Top 5 Failed Utopias
Utopia, pronunciation: /juːˈtəʊpɪə/, noun singular: An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect; the word was first used by Sir Thomas More in his book, Utopia. The Isis explores the top five failed attempts at achieving this ideal society.
Isis presents… Top of the Pops
This Wednesday, May 9, the Isis is taking over Babylove, playing all of the decades from 1960 onwards. A resident Isis photographer will be on hand to catch you at your best, and we will also be screening the 90’s classic Clueless. £3 before 11 p.m., £5 after.
Is Twitter killing the English language?
Though its arbitrary 140 character limit certainly affects the language people use on it, this does not mean that they are discarding complex words in favor of lazier alternatives or are substituting inane thoughts for brilliant ones just because they won’t fit. In fact, the opposite might be argu
A Faustian Diagram
Throw off your limitations, throw away your conscience, and you've achieved that glint of absolute freedom in Stalin's eye.
The Future of Journalism Panel
THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM PANEL DISCUSSION // Are newspapers viable in the 21st Century? // // How can the media survive the hacking scandal? // // Will the internet destroy the quality of news reporting? //
