Beyond the Spectacle of Terrorism: Global Uncertainty and the Challenge of the New Media (2006) by Henry A. Giroux is a critical cultural studies text that examines how terrorism is marketed as a "spectacle" to fuel fear, authoritarianism, and militarization, argue researchgate.net and Perlego . Key themes from this work include:

The spectacle of terror is a new form of politics, using violence and media to promote anxiety, surveillance, and "disembodied social relations".

The book explores how fear is marketed and how media creates a "disimagination machine," limiting democratic discourse.

Giroux argues for reclaiming media to counteract the fragmentation caused by consumerism and fear.