Draft:Marko Veisson

Marko Veisson (born July 25th 1976) is an Estonian anthropologist and musician.

Education
In the years 1994-1998, Veisson obtained a Bachelor's Degree in sociology at the University of Tartu, and a master's degree in sociology in the years 1996-2007. In 2006, he began his doctoral studies at the University of Tartu in the field of sociology, and in 2009 in the field of Social and Cultural anthropology at the University of Helsinki

Academic Work
Veisson has worked at the Viljandi Academy of Culture and the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy: from 2001 to 2004, he was the head of the cultural education department, then from August 2006 for a year and from september 2006 to August 2008 an extraordinary lecturer. Since August 2008, he has been a lecturer in sociology and cultural anthropology.

Publications

 * 2007 "On the social legitimacy of rituals in the light of some ritual concepts of social anthropology". Interdisciplinarity in the social sciences. II: VI Annual Conference of Estonian Social Sciences: 4.-5. November 2005 at Tallinn University: a collection of articles. Editor: Aleksander Pulver. Tallinn: Tallinna Ülikooli Kirjastus. Lk 149−160. ISBN 9789985584958

Music
He plays the Talharpa alongside Ramo Teder in the Nu-folk group Puuluup.

In 2024, he represented Estonia at Eurovision as part of Puuluup with the band 5MIINUST.

Membership

 * 2009 Suomen Antropologinen Seura
 * 2010 European Association of Social Anthropologists Zone (EASA)
 * University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy member of the scientific council

Awards

 * 2012 Honorary badge of the University of Tartu