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.

Editorial Work
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Manuscript assessment, developmental editing, writing and editorial support for writers of memoir, narrative nonfiction and academic prose.

My Writing
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Author of: MILK: An Intimate History of Breastfeeding. I have also written for The Observer, History Today, Hyperallergic, and essays for artists’ books.

Teaching
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I teach art history at The Courtauld Institute of Art and The Open University. I also offer creative writing workshops in-person and online, 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.