<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">Dear MoneyLab community,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">As part of our program for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b class=""><a href="x-msg://414/economythologies.network" class="" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">MoneyLab #X – Economythologies</a></b>, we are embarking on a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feconomythologies.network%2Fscrapbook%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cnancy.flude%40rmit.edu.au%7C4d6bef1493f843565b9008d86b3548c0%7Cd1323671cdbe4417b4d4bdb24b51316b%7C0%7C0%7C637377223888541186&sdata=G8FblZwKvRLBniuLR1xSKceC2IIdzKLAEQptPQaC4xg%3D&reserved=0" class="" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><span class="">community scrapbooking project</span></a>. Our aim is to develop a patchwork of ideas, images and references that explore the complexities of our contemporary economic imaginary. If you have the time, we would love you to contribute! Our wonderful designer and programmer, <a href="https://shaheeilyas.com/about/" class="" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">Shahee Ilyas </a>, will be working with the Scrapbook material as it accumulates to develop a creative and customised response.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">We are inviting our community of thinkers, makers and doers to contribute to the Scrapbook project by emailing texts, images and/or links to Denise or Nancy, cc’ing our Publications Coordinator, Lexi Mossop (email addresses provided below). Alternatively there is a submission portal on our<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feconomythologies.network%2Fscrapbook%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cnancy.flude%40rmit.edu.au%7C4d6bef1493f843565b9008d86b3548c0%7Cd1323671cdbe4417b4d4bdb24b51316b%7C0%7C0%7C637377223888551175&sdata=n1yG62lhW3aO8MtwhRElU8jC%2BlVjcc3M4Q9Bqi24DD8%3D&reserved=0" class="" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><span class="">Scrapbook page</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>which you are most welcome to use.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">Contributions may include (but are not limited to):<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><ul type="disc" class="" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">An original blog post or short text (this could be research-based, analytical, confessional, myth-busting, poetic, you name it!);<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">An extract from a seminal theoretical text that has informed your thinking about money;<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Pop-cultural references that engage with the symbolic currency of wealth/markets/cash;<span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Republication of extracts from previous/forthcoming works by you;<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Media snippets and/or digital artefacts recalling significant historic events and practices in the domains of finance and economics;<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Calls for participation in current projects exploring our economythologies;<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Anything else your imagination permits!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></li></ul><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">We appreciate any time you could devote to participating in this MoneyLab #X community experiment. If you’re contemplating participating but are time poor, please note that the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b class=""><i class="">Economythologies</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>project will roll into 2021 and beyond.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">Very best wishes<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">Denise, Nancy and Lexi<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">Denise: <a href="mailto:denise.thwaites@canberra.edu.au" class="" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">denise.thwaites@canberra.edu.au</a> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">Nancy: <a href="mailto:nancy.flude@rmit.edu.au" class="" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">nancy.flude@rmit.edu.au</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">Lexi: <a href="mailto:S3807632@student.rmit.edu.au" class="" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">S3807632@student.rmit.edu.au</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">-- <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dr Denise Thwaites</span></b><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Assistant Professor, Digital Art and Humanities</span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Course Convener, Master of Arts in Creative and Cultural Futures<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Faculty of Arts and Design</span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">University of Canberra </span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><o:p class=""><br class=""></o:p></div></body></html>