Blackwood, Gemma

University of Tasmania
Australia

Gemma Blackwood is a Lecturer in Media in the School of Creative Arts and Media at the University of Tasmania.

Contributions

  • The Serpent (2021)
    Articles
    The Netflix/BBC eight-part limited true crime series The Serpent (2021) provides a commentary on the impact of the tourist industry in South-East Asia in the 1970s. The series portrays the story of French serial killer Charles Sobhraj (played by Tahar Rahim)—a psychopathic international con artist of Vietnamese-Indian descent—who regularly targeted...Read more
    M/C Journal Vol. 24 No. 5 (2021): monster
  • Roblox and Meta Verch
    Articles
    Introduction In September 2022, American retail giant Walmart launched two new gaming experiences onto popular multi-platform gaming experience Roblox, entitled Walmart Land and Walmart Universe of Play. First released in 2006, Roblox is an online multiplayer programme and a virtual gaming world that is part of a rise of other...Read more
    M/C Journal Vol. 26 No. 3 (2023): blocks