, v49 n5 p400-02 May 1985. Emancipatory pedagogy refers to a process of teaching that aims to free the teacher and the student from the mental restrictions imposed by the mainstream culture on the way they perceive things.Cited here are sources of practical ways in which classroom teachers can explore emancipatory pedagogy. (RM). v49 n5 p400-02 May 1985. Emancipatory pedagogy refers to a process of teaching that aims to free the teacher and the student from the mental restrictions imposed by the mainstream culture on the way they perceive things.