How do we know our own story? Which stories are ours to tell? How do we make sense of different views of the same events? To understand these question and explore possible answers, we’ll start the semester with 5 weeks considering the philosophy of knowing. The seminar will engage students in the exploration of different ways of knowing – and their purposes, values, and limitations – in the arts and humanities. The seminar considers what counts as knowledge, and by whom; the methods employed to gain or affirm knowledge; the values attributed to knowledge; and the ethical and aesthetic implications of what one gains and does with the acquisition of knowledge. Understanding how we come to know will help us con- sider how we come to tell our own stories and the stories of those around us. To understand how others have grappled with these issue, we’ll delve into non-fiction graphic novels, both memoirs and histories. We’ll consider how visuals and text function together to tell true stories and whose truth they represent. We’ll also consider whose truth they leave out and the implications of those choices. During the semester students will not only critically analyze these texts, but they will also craft non-fiction works of their own that will combine language and visuals. Writing our own stories will bring new awareness to the limitations of our knowledge and the value of questioning our interpretations.