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We live in a visual age. I Gaze, Therefore I Am is a book on medical gaze first described by Michel Foucault, French philosopher and historian of ideas. The journey the medical gaze has taken from its archaic beginnings to our era of digital culture has been noteworthy. In this book, Rangaswami takes us through this historic journey, blending stories from the history of science and medicine with a rich collection of tales from scriptures and legends as well as iconic episodes from his personal experience, stirring them in his unique style with a wide range of topics for academic discussions. This book is a compelling narrative of the shifting optics of gaze, especially medical gaze, poised in our age of human transition from Homo visualis to Homo virtualis.

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'Prof Rangaswami has created a rich tapestry on visual perception using relevant literature and the spectrum of his own experience as an orthopaedic surgeon, scientist, researcher, teacher, and above all, as an observant human being! This treatise is an eye-opener for all!' -Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan 'Rangaswami's multidimensional approach to analysing medical gaze is extraordinarily engaging, deeply insightful, and greatly enlightening. A fascinating work capable of creating enormous public interest, especially for those in the fields of Medicine, Medical Humanities, and Liberal Arts.' -Dr John Joseph Kennedy 'The book has many profound thoughts on the fascinating history of medical perception.' -K. V. Krishnaswamy

'Prof Rangaswami has created a rich tapestry on visual perception using relevant literature and the spectrum of his own experience as an orthopaedic surgeon, scientist, researcher, teacher, and above all, as an observant human being! This treatise is an eye-opener for all!' -Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan 'Rangaswami's multidimensional approach to analysing medical gaze is extraordinarily engaging, deeply insightful, and greatly enlightening. A fascinating work capable of creating enormous public interest, especially for those in the fields of Medicine, Medical Humanities, and Liberal Arts.' -Dr John Joseph Kennedy 'The book has many profound thoughts on the fascinating history of medical perception.' -K. V. Krishnaswamy

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Subramoniam Rangaswami is Professor of Eminence in Medical Education and former Vice Chancellor of Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research, Chennai. Rangaswami spent five years in the University of Liverpool and the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry, UK, and gained a rich blend of academic and clinical experience in several areas of Orthopaedic Surgery. He was awarded the M Ch (Orth) degree by the University of Liverpool in 1979. Rangaswami was the co-chairperson of the Core Working Group of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) for the preparation of the Manual for Accreditation of Health Sciences Universities (2018-2019) and chairperson of the Sectoral Working Group for the preparation of the NAAC Manual for Accreditation of Medical Colleges. In addition to several articles in professional journals, he has authored two books: E-sclepieion: Healing the robot way (2011) a futuristic science fiction novel and Full moons many more: A surgeon's exploration of the meaning of healing (2015).

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