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Aram Hur
Birth Date:4 March 1971
Birth Place:Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do
Nationality:South Korean
Field:Literature
Education
Humanities
Global justice
Work Institutions:Indigo Book Company
Module:
Child:yes
Hangul:허아람
Mr:Hŏ Aram
Rr:Heo Aram

Aram Hur is a South Korean teacher, practicing humanist, educator, publisher, lecturer, and social entrepreneur.

Biography

Aram Hur was born in Miryang, South Korea on March 4, 1971, and grew up in Busan. She received her BA and MA from Pusan National University and has lectured on literature, philosophy, art, linguistics and educational studies.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Career

Hur is the founder and chairperson of Indigo Book Company (인디고 서원) which is located in Busan, South Korea.[5] Opened on 28 August 2004, it is a humanities bookstore for young people which also hosts public events, educational movements, and social activities;[6] it is a combination of nonprofit book publisher, magazine (Humanities Magazine for Youths "INDIGO+ing"),[7] bookstore, after-school course program, and community center. Indigo represents a vibrant progressive and humanistic counterweight with its idealism and engagement to the world. She is a founding member and chief director of Indigo Youth Book Fair. And she recently opened a vegetarian restaurant, Ecotopia[8] - the combination of the words: ‘ecology’ and ‘utopia’, which has become a favorite cafe of many young idealists in the environmental and global-justice movements.[9] All proceeds from Ecotopia are donated to Indigo's Library Projects in the remote villages of Nepal.[10]

Publications

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://news.khan.co.kr/section/khan_art_view.html?mode=view&artid=200811031506145&code=900314 Choi Minyoung, “Entrance competition killing children”, Kyunghyang Shinmun(Daily Newspaper), 2008. 11. 3.
  2. http://www.sisain.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=3948 Kim Eun-nam, "We are the hope-To face the fear of private education", SISA IN, 2009. 3. 9.
  3. http://www.pressian.com/article/article.asp?article_num=60090227151131 Kang Yeehyun, "Continuous lectures for solving 'Private tutoring", Pressian, 2009. 2. 27.
  4. http://topclass.chosun.com/board/view.asp?catecode=L&tnu=201606100021 Lee Jaein, "A healthy space where the soul can breathe-Aram Hur Interview", topclass, 2016. 6.
  5. http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion/column/246242.html Cho Kuk, "Do you know Indigo Seowon?", Hankyoreh(Daily Newspaper), 2007. 10. 28.
  6. http://www.busanilbo.com/news2000/html/2008/0103/060020080103.1020103510.html Lee Sangheon, "Indigo's young Idealists seeking for Innovative Change-Makers around the world", Busan Ilbo(Daily Newspaper), 2008. 1. 3.
  7. http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/people/200701/h2007010318332384800.htm Kim Jonghan, "World's Eminent Intellectuals contribute their Provocative Writings to INDIGO+ing", Hankook Ilbo(Daily Newspaper), 2007. 1. 3.
  8. http://news20.busan.com/controller/newsController.jsp?newsId=20130411000021 digital media team, "Ecotopia Sharing Market & Sharing Table", Busan Ilbo (Daily Newspaper), 2013. 4. 11.
  9. http://news20.busan.com/controller/newsController.jsp?newsId=20160106000008 Kim Eunyeong, "Curry, vegetable gratin Four seasons salad and ... Humanities", Busan Ilbo(Daily Newspaper), 2016. 1. 6.
  10. http://news20.busan.com/controller/newsController.jsp?newsId=20150509000006 Joe Sohee, "Indigo Seowon delivers Nepal relief fund 9 million won", Busan Ilbo(Daily Newspaper), 2015. 5. 9.
  11. http://www.aladin.co.kr/shop/wproduct.aspx?ItemId=11944703 Kungree Press, "My Beautiful Girl, Indigo", Aladin Communication, 2011. 6. 7.
  12. http://www.kungree.com/story/story_diary_detail.html?id=81 Kungree Press Editor, "Indigo team interviews Slavoj Zizek!", Kungree Press Newsletter, 2012. 1. 27.
  13. http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/book/522858.html Im Jong-eob, "Korean youths meeting Zizek-'Ignoring the power is also revolution'" Hankyoreh(Daily Newspaper), 2012. 3. 9.
  14. http://newsmaker.khan.co.kr/khnm.html?mode=view&code=116&artid=201203271708051&pt=nv Jung Wonsik, "Young passion, meet Slavoj Žižek", Weekly Kyunghyang, 2012. 4. 3.
  15. http://news20.busan.com/news/newsController.jsp?newsId=20120310000013 Kim Sanghoon, "'Common Good is Common Struggle for Freedom'
  16. http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/book/644649.html Jung Sera, "Finding Hope in the History by Zygmunt Bauman", Hankyoreh(Daily Newspaper), 2014. 6. 29.
  17. http://www.kookje.co.kr/news2011/asp/newsbody.asp?code=0500&key=20140628.22014192132 Jung Sangdo, "In the Eye of a True Sociologist", Kookje Daily News, 2014. 6. 27.
  18. http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=2014062701032730023002 Choi Hyun-mi, "In This Time of Uncertainty", Munhwa Daily News, 2014. 6. 27.
  19. http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2015/07/01/0200000000AKR20150701065400005.HTML Kim Joong-bae, "Karatani Kojin, answering questions from Korean young people", Yonhap News AP, 2015. 7. 1.
  20. https://web.archive.org/web/20170317175525/http://news.kmib.co.kr/article/view.asp?arcid=0923142375&code=13150000&cp=nv Jang Jeeyeong, "Listening to the thoughts of Japanese critic Karatani", Kookmin Ilbo (Daily Newspaper), 2015. 7. 3.
  21. http://www.kookje.co.kr/news2011/asp/newsbody.asp?code=0500&key=20150731.22022191527 Joe Bong-gwon, "High and Noble Cause of Future Idealist", Kookje Daily News, 2015. 7. 30.
  22. http://www.kookje.co.kr/news2011/asp/newsbody.asp?code=0500&key=20170513.22013192225 Joe Bong-gwon, "Teenagers' story of 'democracy for a new generation'", Kookje Daily News, 2017. 5. 12.
  23. http://www.donga.com/fbin/output?n=200710250056 Jung Yang-hwan, "Indigo Seowon won The Korea Publication Ethics Commission", Dong A Ilbo(Daily Newspaper), 2007. 10. 25.
  24. http://www.donga.com/fbin/output?n=200710310076 Jung Yang-hwan, "Award Announcement-Efforts for Youth Reading Movement", Dong A Ilbo(Daily Newspaper), 2007. 10. 31.
  25. http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=001&aid=0001923734 Cho Dong-ok, "Selected '100 people who made the world bright in 2007'", Yonhap News, 2007. 12. 17.
  26. https://search.naver.com/p/crd/rd?m=1&px=314&py=538&sx=314&sy=538&p=TiXBRlpVuFdssvoZjtKssssss3o-146220&q=%C0%CE%B5%F0%B0%ED+%C7%E3%BE%C6%B6%F7+%BC%F6%BB%F3&ssc=tab.nx.all&f=nexearch&w=nexearch&s=KbS72hi+zUizsorPd0CtuA==&time=1503372121065&a=nws_all.outtit&r=6&i=880000CE_000000000000000000166213&g=082.0000166213&u=http%3A//www.busanilbo.com/news2000/html/2008/0204/0B0020080204.1029104136.html&cr=1 Lee Sang-heon, "Indigo Seowon · representative Aram Hur won 'Everest Award'", Busan Ilbo(Daily Newspaper), 2008. 2. 4.
  27. http://www.rssnews.com.np/index.php?main=18&start=900&count=991 Editor, "EVEREST SUMMIT AWARD TO MS. HUR", National News Agency, Nepal, 2008. 2. 7.
  28. http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/361360.html Editor, "Young Korean Award' First Winner-Aram Hur" Hankyoreh(Daily Newspaper), 2009. 6. 19.