Bogobiri House is a boutique art hotel in Lagos, Nigeria, created to promote African art and provide an authentic African experience. The Lagos state government has shown increased efforts to promote the tourism industry over the last few years, with advertising campaigns aimed at Europeans, in the hope of emulating the success of other countries such as Dubai.
But is Bogobiri House merely a commodity for Europeans, or authentically Nigerian? Is it a product of a capitalist society looking to commodify African culture to a European audience? This video essay performs an intersectional analysis of Bogobiri House with an emphasis on post-colonial studies.
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