Modernist Sex

24-26 June 2026, Nanterre and Paris

We are very much looking forward to meeting you at the 6th SEM conference! It will begin at 14.00 on Wednesday June 24 and end in the afternoon of Friday June 26, 2026.
 
On June 24 and 25, it will be held at the Université Paris Nanterre, Bâtiment Weber, 200 Avenue de la République, 92000 Nanterre. The
University can be reached in about 20 to 30 minutes from Paris by
the RER (fast metro linking Paris to suburbs) line A, or an L train
from Gare Saint-Lazare to “Nanterre Université.”
Map: https://bienvenue.parisnanterre.fr/plan-du-campus (the “Bâtiment Weber” is located near the “N” on the map).
 
On June 26, it will take place at the Université Paris Cité, bâtiment de la Halle aux Farines, 9-15 esplanade Pierre Vidal-Naquet, 75013 Paris (RER C /Métro
14 to “Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand”, or Tram T3a « Avenue de France »)
. Map: https://u-paris.fr/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PlanB5_PRG_0922.pdf.
 
Registration is now open. The enrollment fees for the conference are 30 euros for PhD students and 70 euros for other speakers (keynotes excepted). Please note that you also need to become a member of the SEM to speak at the conference. SEM membership fees are 10 euros per year for PhD students, 15 euros for members who hold temporary positions, and 25 euros for other members. 
  
Buffet lunches on the 25th and 26th are included in the conference fees, but the conference dinner is not, and will be paid for separately by those who wish to attend (price per person should be around 50 euros). It will take place on Thursday June 25.