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{{Short description|South Korean writer}}
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| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1971|03|04}}
| birth_place       = [[Miryang]], [[Gyeongsangnam-do]]
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| nationality       = [[South Korea]]n
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| field             = [[Literature]]<br />[[Education]]<br/>[[Humanities]]<br/>[[Global justice]]
| work_institutions = Indigo Book Company
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| module            = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes
|hangul            = 허아람
|mr                = Hŏ Aram
|rr                = Heo Aram}}
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'''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.<ref>[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.]</ref><ref>[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.]</ref><ref>[http://www.pressian.com/article/article.asp?article_num=60090227151131 Kang Yeehyun, "Continuous lectures for solving 'Private tutoring", Pressian, 2009. 2. 27.]</ref><ref>[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.]</ref>
== Career ==
Hur is the founder and [[chairperson]] of Indigo Book Company (인디고 서원) which is located in Busan, South Korea.
<ref>[http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion/column/246242.html Cho Kuk, "Do you know Indigo Seowon?", Hankyoreh(Daily Newspaper), 2007. 10. 28.]</ref> Opened on 28 August 2004, it is a [[humanities]] bookstore for [[young people]] which also hosts public events, educational movements, and social activities;<ref>[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.''] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20120722063911/http://www.busanilbo.com/news2000/html/2008/0103/060020080103.1020103510.html |date=July 22, 2012 }}</ref> it is a combination of [[nonprofit]] book [[publisher]], magazine (Humanities Magazine for Youths "INDIGO+ing"),<ref>[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.]{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613223643/http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/people/200701/h2007010318332384800.htm |date=June 13, 2011 }}</ref> 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<ref>[http://news20.busan.com/controller/newsController.jsp?newsId=20130411000021 digital media team, "Ecotopia Sharing Market & Sharing Table",  Busan Ilbo (Daily Newspaper), 2013. 4. 11.]</ref>- 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.<ref>[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.]</ref> All proceeds from Ecotopia are donated to Indigo's Library Projects in the remote villages of Nepal.<ref>[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.]</ref>
== Publications ==
*''My Beautiful Girl, Indigo '' (2005)<ref>[http://www.aladin.co.kr/shop/wproduct.aspx?ItemId=11944703 Kungree Press, "My Beautiful Girl, Indigo", Aladin Communication, 2011. 6. 7.]</ref>
*''Theme and Variations'' Vol. I/II (2006)
*''Happy Readings in Indigo Seowon'' (2007)
*''Toto meets Morrie-Humanities Class with Teacher Aram'' (2007)
*''Youths with Creative Passion, Dreaming a Better World'' (2007)
*''Living a Dream: A journey of Young Creative Idealists'' (2008)
*''Youths dream of Righteous World, Communicating with the World'' (2009)
*''This I Believe'' (2009)
*''INDIGO+ing'' Bi-monthly Humanities Magazine for Youth (Korean/English), started 2006
*''INDIGO'' Quarterly Humanities Magazine for Young People (English), started 2010
*''Re-evaluation of Values: A Journey in Search of Core Values'' (2010)
*''To Love Is To Read'' (2011)
*''Demanding the Impossible: An Interview with [[Slavoj Žižek]]'' (Polity Press, 2013)<ref>[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.]</ref><ref>[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.]</ref><ref>[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.]</ref><ref>[http://news20.busan.com/news/newsController.jsp?newsId=20120310000013 Kim Sanghoon, "'Common Good is Common Struggle for Freedom'] by [[Slavoj Žižek]]", Busan Ilbo(Daily Newspaper), 2012. 3. 10.</ref>
*''The Task of Living: An Interview with [[Zygmunt Bauman]]'' (2014)<ref>[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.]</ref><ref>[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.]</ref><ref>[http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=2014062701032730023002 Choi Hyun-mi, "In This Time of Uncertainty", Munhwa Daily News, 2014. 6. 27.]</ref>
*''The Center of Possibilities: An Interview with [[Kojin Karatani]]'' (2015)<ref>[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.]</ref><ref>[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.]</ref><ref>[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.]</ref>
*''Doing Democracy-Democracy for a New Generation 1'' (2017)<ref>[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.]</ref>
*''Poor Society, Noble Life-Democracy for a New Generation 2'' (2017)
*''The Eternal Boy-Democracy for a New Generation 3'' (2017)
== Awards ==
*The Korea Publication Ethics Commission (2007) - Grand Prize<ref>[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.]</ref><ref>[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.]</ref>
*The People Who Make Our World Brighter (2007) - Korea Green Foundation<ref>[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.]</ref>
*Everest Summit Award (2008) - Nepal Government & Today's Youth Asia<ref>[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.] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20120723035646/http://www.busanilbo.com/news2000/html/2008/0204/0B0020080204.1029104136.html |date=July 23, 2012 }}</ref>
*Young Achievers Award (2008) - TYA <ref>[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.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724190103/http://www.rssnews.com.np/index.php?main=18&start=900&count=991 |date=July 24, 2011 }}</ref>
*Young Korean Award (2009) - Grand Prize (First Winner)<ref>[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.]</ref>
==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.indigoground.net/ Indigo Book Company (Indigo Seowon)]
*[http://www.indigoyouthbookfair.net/ Indigo Global Humanities Project--Indigo Youth Book Fair]
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[[Category:Education writers]]
[[Category:21st-century South Korean women writers]]
[[Category:21st-century South Korean writers]]
[[Category:21st-century South Korean non-fiction writers]]
[[Category:South Korean women non-fiction writers]]
[[Category:People from Miryang]]
[[Category:People from Busan]]
[[Category:Pusan National University alumni]]