Portrait of a woman with dark hair, light skin, wearing a black shirt, sitting with her arms crossed on her knee against a dark background.
The beauty of Wolfarth’s story telling is hard to convey...
— BBC History Magazine
Wolfarth is a brave writer....
— The Sunday Times

I'm a writer, editor and university lecturer with a PhD in Southeast Asian art history. My work sits at the intersection of the personal and the cultural.

I'm currently available for freelance editorial work.

  • writer's desk

    Editorial Work

    I offer a range of services for writers of memoir, narrative nonfiction and academic prose, at every stage of a project. Including developmental editing, coaching and editorial support.

  • Milk  breastfeeding book by Joanna Wolfarth

    My books & Writing

    Author of Milk: An Intimate History of Breastfeeding (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) and editor of ASIA-ART-ACTIVISM. I've also written for The Observer, History Today, and Hyperallergic.

  • Joanna Wolfarth public speaking at Whitworth Gallery Manchester

    Teaching

    I teach art history at The Courtauld Institute of Art and The Open University, and offer creative writing workshops, guest lectures, and one-to-one support.

Book cover titled 'Milk: An Intimate History of Humanity's First Food' by Joanna Wolfarth, featuring an artistic painting of a woman holding a baby.