Johanna Berg

Johanna Berg holds a BA in literature and history of ideas. She has worked for many years in cultural administration, including at the National Archives and the National Heritage Board, and is currently employed at Världskulturmuseerna. She is also an independent researcher with a particular interest in the history of Afro-Swedes. Her first book on the subject, Afrosvenskar – femton berättelser ur historien (2023), is aimed at young readers and illustrated by Maria Fröhlich. It was followed in 2024 by Föreställningar: John Hood och hans värld. She is currently working on a new project about a Black girl born in Stockholm in 1819.