Jestem matką smoków”: Edukacyjny potencjał Sagi pieśń lodu i ognia George’a R.R. Martina oraz serialu Gra o tron
“I am the mother of dragons”: The educational potential of the song of Ice and fire saga George R.R. Martin and the series Game of thrones

Summary/Abstract: Among the numerous functions of popular culture, the educational function hasgreat potential to be used in various contexts of education and upbringing. The attractive nessof series, such as, for example, Game of Thrones (based on G.R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire saga) is not only due to their effective advertising, but also to the way they tell about theworld. At the center of these stories are interesting characters and their complex motives andpersonalities. The perception of these stories is accompanied by the recipient’s pleasure, whichaffects cognitive processes - attention, memory, motivation to learn. Stories of popular culturecan be an inexhaustible source of inspiration and ideas for the educator. If the essence ofeducation is to expand the semantic field of students, works of popular culture are a good toolthat enables the implementation of this intention. The aim of the considerations contained inthe article is to answer the question: “To what extent can works of popular culture be used as an educational space?”. The subject of the analysis are selected heroes of the A Song of Ice and Fireseries and the series entitled Game of Thrones.

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