Nnekakwo Adibe, Lesley University

Falling in love is easy, but falling out of love is hard. Staying in a relationship that is unsafe, controlling, or makes the people around you uneasy or concerned is harder.

Summer Brotman, University of California, Los Angeles

This YouTube series imagines the titular (some might say obnoxious) character of the original PBS children’s series as an adult — with the same off-putting mindset he had as a child.

Katherine Brand, University of Michigan

The popular singers’ recent behavior on social media has fans concerned that she is being manipulated by a controlling conservatorship.

Nora Markey, Wesleyan University

On their latest album, the band embraces the complexities of divorce and heartbreak with a radical vulnerability that enchants every listener.

Rose Younglove, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

How does this idea manifest itself in TV and film?

Christian Zeitler, Carnegie Mellon

Board games can be fun, but they can also be nerve-wracking and mind-numbing when it involves elements of lying and betrayal.