Weaverbirds
We used to climb the thorn trees when we were boys And annoy the weavers building their summer nests. I always kept my shoes on. You were older, Your footholds surer, scrambling up on palms and soles Dusted gold with pollen. You found where the birds Were at work. They were spinning dry grass into [
Hiding in Plain Sight: Oxford’s accessible accommodation problem
Step through the grand doors of any college at the start of the academic year, and excited freshers dressed in branded shirts will be strewn across the quad. Chatting about “‘formals”’, “‘hall”’, and “‘matriculation,”’ they familiarise themselves with the Oxford jargon, slowl
The Isis Podcasts: In Conversation with Ione Gamble
Join us in conversation with Ione Gamble, founding Editor-in-Chief of Polyester, an intersectional feminist zine. She has written for Vice, Noisey, Dazed, and been named one of the most exciting new editors shaping the future of magazines by i-D magazine. We talk about the London zine scene, Tumblr,
British Community Spirit (‘At Its Very Best’)
The following is a composition of electronic music exploring attitudes towards the pandemic and lockdown within the UK. The piece consists of Tweets being read aloud and processed by coronavirus-related statistics, accompanied by funeral songs from communities across the globe.
WEEKLY ROUNDUP: KASHMIR CONTINUES, BEN STOKES SHINES, PROTESTS, AND MORE.
Kashmir Continues Over twenty-five days have passed since the Indian government began its lockdown on Indian-administered Kashmir. News is slowly emerging from the area, where a communications blackout means information has been hard to get. A recent BBC News report revealed that several Kashmiri vi
13/06/17: The Oxford Documentary Society presents: The ISIS
The Oxford Documentary Society is very pleased to announce this event to end our year. We present The ISIS. Screening are documentaries from their broadcasting team—showcasing some of Oxford’s finest work in the field at the moment. These films have a far reaching variety in terms of their subje
02/06/17: The ISIS Launch TT17
~ Join the ISIS team in Café Tarifa for the launch of this terms magazine ~ It’s been another incredible term, so come meet and celebrate with the talented and creative individuals behind our publication over a couple of drinks, and get your mitts on a fresh TT17 mag! There will be DJs playin
noughtie and nice
★ ✩ ✮ ✯ ✰ ☆ ⋆★ ✩ ✮ ✯ ✰ ☆ ⋆★ ✩ ✮ ✯ ✰ ☆ ⋆ It’s 5th week. Those 99 Problems are really weighing you down. We know. BUT NOT FOR LONG !! ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ On Tuesday 23rd, the ISIS will be bringing you Good Vibrations all night […]
Denim Customisation Workshop
Come join the ISIS in collaboration with St. Anne’s Arts Festival for a ✄✂ d e n i m customization workshop ✄✂ come along, bring your >>>> old denim <<<< and get aRtY with us! customise, paint, amend, restyle, this event is for YOU to get creative with your clot