I have a new article in Cultural Anthropology @culanth.bsky.social It looks at shopkeepers in Istanbul who donate recyclable waste to certain irregular migrant workers in their neighbourhoods. I analyse this as a novel form of hospitable giving. journal.culanth.org/index.php/ca...

Happy to see this article of mine published. Based on research in Istanbul’s recycling sector, the article looks at how Turkish scrap dealers accuse migrant waste pickers of taking recyclable waste without engaging in real trade, portraying them as economically illegitimate and morally suspect.