Alexander V. Markov × Dorian Vale
A research dialogue between Post-Interpretive Criticism and the Semiotics of Non-intentional Ephemerality.
Editorial author: Dorian Vale · Museum of One
Scholarly interlocutor and intellectual contributor: Alexander V. Markov
The Dialogues · Version 1.0 · October 2026 edition · 9 pages · English
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.24130993 · Deposited 11 November 2026
Abstract
This research dialogue is Dorian Vale’s editorial account of written correspondence with Alexander V. Markov in September and October 2026. It examines how interpretations acquire authority through their reuse in catalogues, labels, archives, teaching, and institutional procedures. Bringing Post-Interpretive Criticism into exchange with the Semiotics of Non-intentional Ephemerality, the discussion distinguishes the preservation of a text from its continuing jurisdiction, verification from warrant migration and reauthorization, and an effective correction from the maintenance of its effects. Markov’s semantic protocol and hypothetical history of correction and lapse are considered alongside Vale’s proposals concerning contestability, distributed responsibility, and the continuity of justificatory burden. The accompanying study, After the Interpretation Changes, supplies a separately authored documentary case concerning Simon Maris’s Isabella; its evidence limits the stronger theoretical claims. The dialogue asks how time, place, and role affect the authority of records, and what would distinguish a changed answer from a change in the conditions governing it. The exchanges are condensed thematic paraphrases. Selection, framing, and wording are Vale’s responsibility; this is neither a transcript nor a jointly authored statement. Disagreement and proposals not accepted by both correspondents remain explicit.
Research context
The dialogue belongs to Alexander Viktorovich Markov: Critical Language and Lasting Correction, a Museum of One research programme. It connects Post-Interpretive Criticism with Markov’s account of the semantic protocol and the Semiotics of Non-intentional Ephemerality.
The accompanying, separately authored study is After the Interpretation Changes: Correction, Completion, and the Circulation of Museum Titles (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23430200). The dialogue also discusses Markov and Oksana Shtayn’s Protocol and the Unstable Sign; Shtayn is a cited author, not a participant in this correspondence.
Editorial provenance and attribution
Dorian Vale is responsible for the selection, arrangement, framing, and wording of this editorial account. Markov’s intellectual contributions are attributed throughout. Publication of this account does not turn the correspondence into a jointly authored statement. The programme remains open to further research and dialogue.
Museum of One is the publisher and Vale’s affiliation. Museums, collections, and documentary platforms discussed in the text are research subjects and sources; their inclusion does not indicate sponsorship or institutional affiliation.
Cite this dialogue
Vale, Dorian. (2026). When Interpretation Becomes Authority (Version 1.0, October 2026 edition) [Research dialogue; editorial account of correspondence with Alexander V. Markov]. Museum of One. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24130993.
Publication and archive records
The October 2026 edition was deposited on 11 November 2026. The file remains version 1.0. The Museum of One Archive catalogue record MOO-CAT-022 provides access to the preserved PDF, source provenance, and scholarly metadata exports.
- Zenodo: DOI edition and citation exports
- Internet Archive: preserved full text
- HAL: bibliographic notice hal-05860223
© 2026 Dorian Vale · Museum of One. Editorial text by Dorian Vale. Alexander V. Markov’s intellectual contributions are attributed throughout; rights in the original correspondence remain with its respective authors. In Copyright.